,££,,,,,,,                                          ,,£,,,,£,,
,,,,££££££                                          £,,,££,,,£
,££,,£££££                                          ,,£,,,,£,,
,,,,,,£££,                                          £,,,££,,,£
,££££,,£,,                                          ,,£,,,,£,,
,,££,,,,,,             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             £,,,££,,,£
,,,,,£££££             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.          ,,££,,,£££
,,,,££,,££                                          £,,,,£,,££
,££,,,,,,£                                          ,,££,,,,,,
,,,,££££,,                                          £,,,,£££££
,££,,££,,,                                          ,,££,,£££,
,,,,,,,,££                                          ,,,,,,,£,,
£££££££,,,                                          ££££££,,,£