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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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