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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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