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The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. In this excerpt, the phrase best shows the author's tone of despair.

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withered vegetation

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I agree. Withered, "as though swept by fire," and "once so attractive" create a despairing tone.

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