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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.                §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ CROSS IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR  DON'T §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
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