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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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