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