Andrey Platonov

[Robert Chandler]

Can any Platonov lovers (or anyone else) help me towards a translation of
this line from the third paragraph of chapter twelve of DZHAN?

Sufyan v tot den' poshel po vetru, kuda nesutsya vyrvannye, izzhivshie
zhizn' bylinki travy i katitsya perekati-pole.

Our present version is:
That same morning, Sufyan had set off in the direction the wind was
blowing, along with tumbleweed bushes and outlived blades of torn up
grass.

The biggest problem is izzhivshie  zhizn'. 'outlived' is inadequate.

Thanks, Robert Chandler

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