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@,@,@@,@,@             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@             the alvar fields             ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@             ¤¤¤##########¤¤¤             ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@ 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.             ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@                                          ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@ here  is  earth, clay,  and  sturdy  low ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@ plants.  bushes  frame  the  strip.  the ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@ earth  is  bare in  patches as  large as ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@               you and me.                ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@ cross it to  get to  the ocean, or don't ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@          to stay where you are.          ,@,,@,@,@,
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@,@,,@,@,@                                          ,@,@@,@,@,
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