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elements of fiction and bud, not buddy
(3) as soon as i got into the library i closed my eyes and took a deep breath. i got a whiff of the leather on all the old books, a smell that got real strong if you picked one of them up and stuck your nose real close to it when you turned the pages. then there was the smell of the cloth that covered the brand - new books, the books that made a splitting sound when you opened them. then i could sniff the paper, that soft, powdery, drowsy smell that comes off the pages in little puffs when youre reading something or looking at some pictures, a kind of hypnotizing smell.
(4) i think its that smell that makes so many folks fall asleep in the library. youll see someone turn a page and you can imagine a puff of page powder coming up really slow and easy until it starts piling on the persons eye - lashes, weighing their eyes down so much that they stay down a little longer after each blink and finally making them so heavy that they just dont come back up at all. then their mouths come open and their heads start bouncing up and down like theyre bobbing in a big tub of water for apples and before you know it... woop, zoop, sloop... theyre out cold and their face down smack - dab on the book.
(5) thats the part that gets the librarians the maddest, they get real upset if folks start drooling in the books and, page powder or not, they dont want to hear no excuses, you gotta get out. drooling in the books is even worse than laughing out loud in the library, and even though it might seem kind of mean, you cant
what can be inferred about the characters past experiences with libraries?
the character prefers the library during busy hours.
the character is new to the library and is exploring it for the first time.
the character has had negative experiences in libraries.
the character has spent enough time in libraries to notice the subtle differences in the air and smells.
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The character has spent enough time in libraries to notice the subtle differences in the air and smells.