41. The rutted streets and dilapidated shops tell of recent neglect under Saddam Hussein. 42. They walk along the rutted road hand in hand, wearing identical denim dresses. 43. That was when Waite Road was a rutted ribbon of mud in the spring. 44. Down a rutted lane, through olive groves, until the main highway reappeared. 45. Navigating them is like leaving Florida's Turnpike for a rutted cow trail. 46. Tractors putting along could clog the main road, already rutted and barely passable. 47. It is a weed-strewn rutted path blocked by low-hanging branches. 48. Nabi turned left on a rutted gravel road. 49. Streets remain rutted with potholes or even unpaved. 50. Stalls flanking a rutted road sell sugar, shoes, Eveready batteries and flashlights.
