He passed a village, but it had been looted, and he skirted around it rather than stare at the ghastly ghoul-work of the looters.
They were stealing television sets from the local department store.
mnli hypothesis: They were stealing television sets from the local department store. premise: He passed a village, but it had been looted, and he skirted around it rather than stare at the ghastly ghoul-work of the looters.