Journal Entry #3

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• Paul went to his father's job to bring him lunch and the other workers told him to go give it to him at the Rub Room. It was Paul's first time in there and the working conditions were so harsh that he said his dad looked like a slave in a horrifying movie.
• Paul is alone and he wants to write. Rosanna and her assets is what first pops up into his head.
• Uncle Adelard has come to speak to Paul about the mysterious picture. Uncle Adelard tells Paul that it was a he disappeared in the picture and it was a prank. Paul was a bit disappointed and confused. Suddenly, Adelard disappears and when Paul blinks again, Adelard is back!
• Paul is disappearing!
• Uncle Adelard is teaching Paul how to fade when nobody is home. He tells Paul that he will feel very tired after he fades.

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• When will he start liking a girl his age?
• Will Paul even talk to another girl knowing that Rosanna could come back any time?
• What will Paul's father do when he finds out about Adelard?
• Is teaching Paul how to fade a good idea?

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• Purgatory (64): purify
• Gnomes (64): creatures that live underground
• Rivulets (70): a small stream

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• "The workers sat on the stool like gnomes over the whirling wheels, holding the combs against the wheels to smooth away the rough spots" (64). Simile.
• "The room roared with the sound of the machinery while the foul smell of the mud soiled the air" (64). Personification.
• "The rain fell steadily, mistily, splashing softly like small fountains in the yard below, running off into rivulets toward the gutter" (70). Simile.
• "Vomit rose in my throat, my heart pounding so dangerously that I backed away instinctively, my cheeks hot and pulsing" (85). Imagery.
• "Glancing out the small, dusty window, I saw the moon hanging remotely in the sky" (85). Personification.
  

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• Paul can't get over Rosanna and to his surprise Uncle Adelard isback and revealing his secret!