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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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