The road sign announcing his small village describes it as an oasis; but the water has long since disappeared, and there is hardly a tree in sight.
Uz ceļazīmes, kur lasāms viņa ciematiņa nosaukums, tas nosaukts par oāzi, bet patiesībā ūdens šajā vietā jau sen vairs nav, tikpat kā nav manāmi arī koki.