¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨             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.          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨