¨:~/$£&@@#                                          #@@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨¨¨:~//$&#                                          #&$//~:¨¨¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/£&@###             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ###@&£/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@##             THE ALVAR FIELDS             ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@##             £££##########£££             ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@## FROM   NORTH  TO   SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$&@### KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ###@&$/~:¨
¨:~/$$$&@@ THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL TO  STONE, @@&$$$/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~$& A FOOT  OR TWO.  NO ROOTS CAN FESTER, NO &$~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/$$$$&#             DUST CAN LINGER.             #&$$$$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&&&@                                          @&&&£$/~:¨
¨::::~/£&# HERE  IS  EARTH,  CLAY,  AND STURDY  LOW #&£/~::::¨
¨¨::~~$$$& PLANTS.  BUSHES  FRAME  THE  STRIP.  THE &$$$~~::¨¨
¨:~/$£&@## EARTH IS  BARE IN  PATCHES AS  LARGE  AS ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&&&&                YOU AND ME.               &&&&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£££&@                                          @&£££$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@## CROSS IT  TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ##@&£$/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~$£&          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          &£$~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨:~/$£&@@#                                          #@@&£$/~:¨
¨¨¨¨¨~//£&                                          &£//~¨¨¨¨¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨
¨¨¨¨://£&&                                          &&£//:¨¨¨¨
¨:~/$£&@##                                          ##@&£$/~:¨