,,,,^;*§§#                                          #§§*;^,,,,
,^«««««;*¶                                          ¶*;«««««^,
,^«;**¶###                                          ###¶**;«^,
,^«;***§¶¶                                          ¶¶§***;«^,
,,,,,«««*§                                          §*«««,,,,,
,,,,,,«**§             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             §**«,,,,,,
,^«;*§¶###             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.          ###¶§*;«^,
,^«;**§¶¶¶                                          ¶¶¶§**;«^,
,,,,^«***¶                                          ¶***«^,,,,
,,,,,«*§§¶                                          ¶§§*«,,,,,
,^^««;;*¶#                                          #¶*;;««^^,
,,,,,«***§                                          §***«,,,,,
,^««;;;*¶#                                          #¶*;;;««^,