,,~=$¤£@## ##@£¤$=~,,
,,,~=$¤£@# #@£¤$=~,,,
,,,,~=$¤£@ @£¤$=~,,,,
,,,,,~=$¤£ £¤$=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=$¤ ¤$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=$ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= THE ALVAR FIELDS =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=$ ¤¤¤#@#@#@#@#@¤¤¤ $=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=$¤ ¤$=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=$¤£ 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. £¤$=~,,,,,
,,,,~=$¤£@ @£¤$=~,,,,
,,,~=$¤£@# #@£¤$=~,,,
,,~=$¤£@## ##@£¤$=~,,
,,,~=$¤£@# #@£¤$=~,,,
,,,,~=$¤£@ @£¤$=~,,,,
,,,,,~=$¤£ £¤$=~,,,,,