@@,,,,@,,, ,,,@@@@@,,
,,,@@,,,@@ @@,,@@@,,,
@@,,,,@,,, @,,,,@,,@@
@,,@@,,,@@ ,,@@,,,,,@
,,,,,,@,,, @,,,,@@@,,
@@@@@,,,@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,@@,,@,,@
@@@@,,@,,, 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. @,,,,,,,,,
,,,,@,,@@@ ,,@@@@@@@@
,@@,,,,,@@ ,,,@@@@@@,
,,,,@@@,,@ @@,,@@@@,,
@@@,,@,,,, @,,,,@@,,@
@@,,,,,@@@ ,,@@,,,,,,
,,,@@@,,@@ @,,,,@@@@,