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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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