,,,,,.;§§#                                          #§§;.,,,,,
,,,,.;§§§£                                          £§§§;.,,,,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,,,..«««^£                                          £^«««..,,,
,.«;^^^^^£             ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,             £^^^^^;«.,
,.«;^§£###             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.          ££££§^;«.,
,,,.«^^^££                                          ££^^^«.,,,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,.«;^§£###                                          ###£§^;«.,
,,,..;^££#                                          #££^;..,,,