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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.             ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§ 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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§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨