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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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