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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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