hate the snail messenger.then i saw uncle elson ! walking from the back door .. o0 .. ( but his car is parked infront , more later)then washed his face . i saw his side profile , [ alert ] face turning , [ ti ti ti ] zoomed in . SO DESUi tot he saw me .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
What might have happened to Elson 's face before he washed it ?


It had gotten covered in dirt .