洛曼镇正如它的名字所示,位于一座低矮的圆顶山上。小山在加利福尼亚州中部萨利拉斯山谷谷口的平地突兀而起,尤如耸立在海面上的小岛。小镇北面和东西是伸延数英里的黑色沼泽地,但小镇南面的沼泽地里的污水早已被排干,变成了一大片肥沃的菜地。在这片黑油油的土地上,莴苣和花椰菜长势实在喜人。镇北面的人也希望把自己拥有的沼泽地 The town of Loman is, as its name suggests, on a low, domed hill. Hills in the Central California Valley of the Salislas Valley plain rise unexpectedly, as the towering sea on the island. The north and east of the town is a black wetland stretching for miles, but the sewage in the wetlands south of the town has long been drained and turned into a large, fertile vegetable field. The growth of lettuce and cauliflower is gratifying on this dark oil land. People north of the town also want to own the wetlands