It was a mine town, uranium most recently. Dust devils whirled sand off the mountains. Even
after the heaviest of rains, the water seeped back into the ground, between stones, and the
earth was parched again.


1. What feelings do you associate with images of dusty mountains and dry earth?
2. There are two images associated with land in the third sentence. Identify the two images and compare and contrast the
feelings these images evoke.