1 | Beyond the lower levels the world was still barren. | |
2 | My friend was an assiduous man, So he often kept the courtyard clean and tidy without any weed. | |
3 | Beneath them the earth was naked of grass. | |
4 | Now the land around the reservoir is barren - there are no trees protecting the underground water supply. | |
5 | On land, the consequence of all the carbon dioxide and other gases appears to have been massive acid rain that killed the forests and stripped the landscape bare, " Benton said. |