But the cities had been left behind . The train was now diving into the prairies of Nebraska , the rattle of its couplers sounding as if it were shivering with cold . She saw lonely shapes that had been farmhouses in the vacant stretches that had been fields . But the great burst of energy , in the East , generations ago , had splattered bright trickles to run through the emptiness ; some were gone , but some still lived .
Но города остались позади. Поезд теперь нырял в прерии Небраски, грохот сцепок звучал так, словно он дрожал от холода. Она увидела одинокие силуэты фермерских домов на пустырях, бывших полями. Но великий всплеск энергии, произошедший на Востоке несколько поколений назад, бросил яркие струйки в пустоту; некоторые ушли, но некоторые все еще жили.
