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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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