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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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