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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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