71.   The only road signs show a steer silhouette, meaning this is open range, home of Unidentified Bovine Objects.

72.   The only sign now said HUERTA LAS ROSALES, and there was no cow.

73.   The only sign of disarray was the way her shirttail escaped from the waistband of her denim skirt.

74.   The only sign of individuality is the way he wears his long hair now, in small, tight, beaded braids.

75.   The only sign of life is the hum of the attic fans twirling on the roof.

76.   The only sign that elections are coming is the simple black-and-white posters boosting individual candidates posted at intersections and an occasional bar.

77.   The only signs of antiquity in these woods now might be the lantern lights outside some of the homes.

78.   The only signs of illness Ms. Stacy has right now, she says, are an upset stomach and a rash, which she attributes to stress.

79.   The only signs of life are a few wooden shacks that were there long before the railroad.

80.   The only signs of wealth are government mansions, some crumbling, occupied by scores of armed mujahideen.