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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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