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