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,,~**£§@@#             the alvar fields             #@@§£**~,,
,,,~**£§@@             £££#@#@#@#@#@£££             @@§£**~,,,
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,,,~**£§@@ from   north   to   south,  thirty   odd @@§£**~,,,
,,~**£§@@# kilometers.  from  west  to  east,  four #@@§£**~,,
,,,~**£§@@ thousand meters. from topsoil to  stone, @@§£**~,,,
,,~**£§@@# a foot or  two. no  roots can fester, no #@@§£**~,,
,,,~**£§@@             dust can linger.             @@§£**~,,,
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,,,~**£§@@ here  is earth,  clay,  and  sturdy  low @@§£**~,,,
,,~**£§@@# plants.  bushes  frame  the  strip.  the #@@§£**~,,
,,,~**£§@@ earth  is  bare  in  patches as large as @@§£**~,,,
,,~**£§@@#               you and me.                #@@§£**~,,
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,,~**£§@@# cross it to  get  to the ocean, or don't #@@§£**~,,
,,,~**£§@@          to stay where you are.          @@§£**~,,,
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