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