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¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ THE ALVAR FIELDS ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
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¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ 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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