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