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2、cornquicklyandscatteredweedcoloniesandgrassalongthesidesoftheroadssothatthegraycountryandthedarkredcountrybegantodisappearunderagreencover.InthelastpartofMaytheskygrewpaleandthecloudsthathadhunginhighpuffsforsolonginthespringweredissipated.Thesunflareddownonthegr
3、owingcorndayafterdayuntilalineofbrownspreadalongtheedgeofeachgreenbayonet.Thecloudsappeared,andwentaway,andinawhiletheydidnottryanymore.Theweedsgrewdarkergreentoprotectthemselves,andtheydidnotspreadanymore.Thesurfaceoftheearthcrusted,athinhardcrust,andastheskybec
4、amepale,sotheearthbecamepale,pinkintheredcountryandwhiteinthegraycountry.Inthewater-cutgulliestheearthdusteddownindrylittlestreams.Gophersandantlionsstartedsmallavalanches.Andasthesharpsunstruckdayafterday,theleavesoftheyoungcornbecamelessstiffanderect;theybentin
5、acurveatfirst,andthen,asthecentralribsofstrengthgrewweak,eachleaftilteddownward.ThenitwasJune,andthesunshonemorefiercely.Thebrownlinesonthecornleaveswidenedandmovedinonthecentralribs.Theweedsfrayedandedgedbacktowardtheirroots.Theairwasthinandtheskymorepale;andeve
6、rydaytheearthpaled.Intheroadswheretheteamsmoved,wherethewheelsmilledthegroundandthehoovesofthehorsesbeattheground,thedirtcrustbrokeandthedustformed.Everymovingthingliftedthedustintotheair:awalkingmanliftedathinlayerashighashiswaist,andawagonliftedthedustashighast
7、hefencetops,andanautomobileboiledacloudbehindit.Thedustwaslonginsettlingbackagain.WhenJunewashalfgone,thebigcloudsmovedupoutofTexasandtheGulf,highheavyclouds,rainheads.Themeninthefieldslookedupatthecloudsandsniffedatthemandheldwetfingersuptosensethewind.Andthehor
8、seswerenervouswhilethecloudswereup.Therainheadsdroppedalittlespatteringandhurriedontosomeothercountry.Behindthemtheskywaspaleagainandthesunflared.Inthedustther
