%*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*%
*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*
»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»
*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*
%*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*%
¤%*»^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^»*%¤
#¤%*»^¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨^»*%¤##
###¤%*»^¨¨ ¨¨^»*%¤###
####¤%*»^¨ ¨^»*%¤####
###¤%*»^¨¨ ¨¨^»*%¤###
##¤%*»^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^»*%¤##
#¤%*»^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^»*%¤#
¤%*»^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^»*%¤