¨¨££¨¨££¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨             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.          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨¨                                          ¨£¨££¨¨£¨£
¨£¨£¨£¨£¨£                                          ¨£¨¨£¨££¨£