categorizing the parts into gross； disgusting； and
revolting。
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Hanging near her didn't stop the Baker boys from shoving crackers in whole； though。 Man； I
was just waiting for them to wrap themselves around
a table leg and flex。
Juli； her dad； and my grandfather were off to the side talking nonstop about something； and
my dad was over with Mrs。 Baker looking about as
stupid as I felt； standing by myself talking to no one。
My mom flutters over to me and says； “You doing okay； honey？”
“Yeah；” I tell her； but she forces me over to where Granddad is anyway。 “Go on； go on；” she
whispers。 “Dinner will be ready in a minute。”
So I stand there and the group of them opens up； but it's more like a reflex than anything。 No
one says a word to me。 They just keep right on
talking about perpetual motion。
Perpetual motion。
My friend； I didn't even know what perpetual motion was。 They were talking closed systems；
open systems； resistance； energy source；
magism … it was like joining a discussion in a different language。 And Juli； Juli was
saying stuff like； “Well； what if you put the mags back to
back — reversed the polarity？” like she really understood what they were talking about。 Then
my granddad and her dad would explain why her idea
wouldn't work； but all that did was make Juli ask another question。
I was pletely l