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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. ##§*//~,,,
,~~/*§@### ###@§*/~~,
,,,,,~*§@# CROSS IT TO GET TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T #@§*~,,,,,
,~~/*§@@@@ TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. @@@@§*/~~,
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