,,,,««*$@#                                          #@$*««,,,,
,,,-**§$@@                                          @@$§**-,,,
,-«*§$£@##                                          ##@£$§*«-,
,-«*§$£££#                                          #£££$§*«-,
,-«*§$£@##                                          ##@£$§*«-,
,,,,-««*$£             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             £$*««-,,,,
,-«*§$£@##             THE ALVAR FIELDS             ##@£$§*«-,
,-«*§$£@##             $$$##########$$$             ##@£$§*«-,
,,,,«*§$$£                                          £$$§*«,,,,
,,,--*§£@# 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.          ££§§***«-,
,,,««*$£@#                                          #@£$*««,,,
,-«*§$£@##                                          ##@£$§*«-,
,-«*§§$££@                                          @££$§§*«-,
,-«*§$£@##                                          ##@£$§*«-,
,-«*§$£@##                                          ##@£$§*«-,
,-«*§$$$$@                                          @$$$$§*«-,