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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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