IN: After passing though the tree line , where temperatures are too low on average to sustain tree growth , the ground changed to alpine tundra . These low , hardy plants and flowers dodge the high winds just a few feet above and are insulated by snow cover in the winter . Elk and big horn sheep venture here as well , and we saw a good number of elk grazing below the road .
Why did the area feel so desolate in the eyes of the narrator ?

OUT: There was little shrubbery due to weather .

IN: She ended up serving it on the side for me . I liked my Sesame chicken - nice and crunchy , although I really should n't be eating a lot of fried foods . I ' m not a big fan of miso soup . I miss having the choice of cucumber salad and macaroni salad . They made their mac salad island style , with fruit bits , just like how my mom makes it .
What type of food is the narrator eating ?

OUT: They are eating Asian food .

IN: Yeah , a ladies piece , one of them holdout pistols , but still I was pretty sure she had n't had it earlier . We really needed to talk . Of course we did n't get the chance as they hustled us a block away to an old warehouse and no one would have seen anything , or at least be willing to admit they had . We were in trouble . There were more thugs at the warehouse , but that did n't really change things .
Who is the narrator interacting with in the passage ?

OUT:
Gangsters