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The Paper Volley

Updated: Jan 17

PERFECT by Max Amato is a competition between Pencil and Eraser for space on the page.


Characters: Eraser-protagonist, Pencil


Theme: artistic expression


Conflict: a battle


Perspective: First person


Style: Narration


Plot: Eraser cleans and creates a perfectly white page. Pencil progressively doodles on that page, as Eraser's efforts to keep the page clean are overwhelmed. A truce is formed and they create a picture together, A picture that is the perfect balance between white space and graphite markings


Setting: a sheet of paper


Yellow pencil, pink eraser with faces drawn, standing on a chalkboard. Large text: "Perfect." Below: "Max Amato." Playful mood.

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