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¨¨§¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             §§¨§§§¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨§             the alvar fields             ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨§§§¨§§§             £££#@#@#@#@#@£££             §¨§¨§¨§§§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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