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