Having traversed more than half the marsh, Levin and Veslovsky came to a spot where the peasants' meadow land was divided into long strips, the ends abutting on the sedge and separated by narrow lines where the grass had been trodden down or cut. Half of those strips were already mown.
Llegados hacia la mitad de los terrenos pantanosos, Levin y Veselovsky se encontraron en el límite de un prado perteneciente a unos campesinos. Largas franjas que arrancaban del lado mismo del carrizal dividían el prado, la mitad del cual estaba ya segado.