,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# 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. @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ @@@%*;~-,,
,-~;*%@@@# #@@@%*;~-,
,,-~;*%@@@ @@@%*;~-,,