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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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