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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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