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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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