,^==%££###                                          ###££%==^,
,,^==%££##                                          ##££%==^,,
,,,^==%££#                                          #££%==^,,,
,,^==%££##                                          ##££%==^,,
,^==%££###                                          ###££%==^,
,,^==%££##             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             ##££%==^,,
,,,^==%££#             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.          ##££%==^,,
,,,^==%££#                                          #££%==^,,,
,,^==%££##                                          ##££%==^,,
,^==%££###                                          ###££%==^,
,,^==%££##                                          ##££%==^,,
,,,^==%££#                                          #££%==^,,,
,,^==%££##                                          ##££%==^,,