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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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