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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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