,~-†^@&¶@# #@¶&@^†-~,
,~-†^^^@¶¶ ¶¶@^^^†-~,
,,~~~-†@¶@ @¶@†-~~~,,
,,,,,,-^^& &^^-,,,,,,
,,,,,~†^&¶ ¶&^†~,,,,,
,,~~†^^^&& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, &&^^^†~~,,
,~-†^@&¶@# 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. @&&^^^†-~,
,~-†^@@&&¶ ¶&&@@^†-~,
,,,~††^&&& &&&^††~,,,
,,,~~†^^&& &&^^†~~,,,
,~-†^&¶@## ##@¶&^†-~,
,,,,~†^^&& &&^^†~,,,,
,~-†^@&¶@# #@¶&@^†-~,