¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨§
§§§§¨§¨¨¨§             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§             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.          §¨§§§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§§
§§¨§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
§§§¨§¨§§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨§