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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 #@&&&%^»^,
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,^»^%&@@## 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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