##£#£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£#£##
##£#£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£#£##
£££#£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£#£££
£##££*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*££##£
##*«¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*##
#£†««¨¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨¨««†£#
####£*†«-¨             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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-†*#
#££**««-¨¨                                          ¨¨-««**££#
##£#£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£#£##
####£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£####
##£#£*†«-¨                                          ¨-«†*£#£##
###£*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*£###
#£££†«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«†£££#