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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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