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Before the art show, Ivy found three paper stars stuck to the hallway floor. A shiny trail connected them, but it had no color.
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Ivy and the Invisible Paint Trail
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Part 1
Before the art show, Ivy found three paper stars stuck to the hallway floor. A shiny trail connected them, but it had no color.
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Part 2
She touched nothing and placed warning cones nearby. From straight above, the floor looked clean except for the paper stars.
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Part 3
Ivy crouched at the side and saw the trail shine under the window light. It curved from the craft room toward the display wall.
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Part 4
She first thought it was water, but the trail felt tacky when the teacher tested its edge with a wooden stick.
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Part 5
In the craft room, a clear glue bottle had leaked beside the supply cart. The teacher safely tested the sticky spill and confirmed it was clear glue.
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Part 6
The cart's sticky wheel had rolled through the glue and down the hallway. On scrap paper, that wheel printed the same repeating curved marks leading to the stars.
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Part 7
They cleaned the floor safely and tightened every bottle cap. Ivy placed the rescued paper stars on the display where they belonged.
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Part 8
Ivy learned that clear materials can still reflect light. Changing her viewing angle revealed a trail that looked invisible from above.
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