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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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