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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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