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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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