#.#..#..##                                          #####...#.
####.##.#.                                          #....#..##
....##.###                                          ##...##.#.
....#.##..                                          #.#..#.###
#...###.#.                                          .###.###..
##..#..###             ................             ##..##..#.
#.#.##.#..             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.          #..##.##..
.##.#..##.                                          ##.#.##.#.
.#.###.#.#                                          #.####.###
####..####                                          .##...##..
#...#.#...                                          ##.#..#.#.
##..####..                                          ..###.####
..#.#...#.                                          #.#..##...