£¨¨¨££¨££¨                                          ¨¨£¨£££¨¨£
¨£¨¨£¨££¨£                                          ¨¨£££¨¨£¨£
£££¨£££¨££                                          £¨£¨¨£¨£££
¨¨¨££¨¨££¨                                          ¨£££¨£££¨¨
¨¨¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨££¨¨£¨
¨¨¨£££££££             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨££¨£¨£¨££
£¨¨£¨¨¨¨¨¨             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.          ££¨£¨££¨££
¨¨£¨¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨¨££££¨££¨
¨¨££¨£££££                                          £¨£¨¨¨££¨£
£¨£¨££¨¨¨¨                                          ££££¨¨£¨££
¨££££¨£¨¨¨                                          £¨¨¨£¨£££¨
¨£¨¨¨£££¨¨                                          ££¨¨£££¨¨£
£££¨¨£¨¨£¨                                          ¨¨£¨£¨¨£¨£