the blazing\rsun.\r5) Flocks of sheep feed on the patches of vegetation that rise above the\rwinter snow.\r2.\rThis village was once famous for its beautiful natural surroundings. All the\ryear round, the trees were green and the flowers in bloom. Clear streams flowed\rout of the hills through a checkerboard of rice fields. Birds sang all day, and deer\rcame and went in a leisurely manner. However, with the coming of DDT and\rother pesticides, an evil spell seemed to have settled over the village. Misfortunes\rcame one after another. Chicken died suddenly, cattle and sheep were stricken by\rmysterious maladies, and farmers complained about a sickening feeling that\rpuzzled the village doctor. The village square, once throbbing with life, was now\rdeserted.
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