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@,@@,@@,@,             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,@,             the alvar fields             @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@,             £££##########£££             @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,@,                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@, 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.             @,@,@,@,@,
@,,@,,@,@,                                          @,@,@,@,@,
@,@@,@@,@, 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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