joel put the map and the thick envelope on thegrass and began pulling branches down from a smalltree in the orchard to cover hermione geyner 's car.each yanking of a limb filled him with pain , asmuch from fatigue as from the strain on his arms.finally , he bunched together reeds of tall grass andthrew them everywhere over the frame the effect inthe moonlight was that of an immense mound ofhay .