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 CHAPTER 36: DRIFTING WITH THE TIDE
 * The 'Wattle Lady' has started to give out free car washes to customers who travel on their barge.
 * Less and less people were coming onto Skip Duncan's barge and more and more people were going on the 'Wattle Lady'.
 * On Sunday morning the red barge didn't appear.
 * A mysterious car came on the barge 'No rust, no dints, just a few scratches'.
 * Carl told Skip what happened but he said "Doesn't bother me why they come. Long as they pay the fare".
 * For the rest of the day there was hardly any business and Carl really needed and wanted something to do.
 * The next day the red barge didn't appear, only the 'Wattle Lady'.
 * When the 'Wattle Lady' returned from is first trip, Carl saw a vehicle that he thought he'd never see on that barge, Skip Duncan's Landrover.
 * The red barge got stuck on th bottom of the sea floor.
 * The red barge has to be checked before it can carry any more people.
 * The whole day is thought to be lost because they have to wait for the barge to be checked out, it was free by mid-morning but they were right as by the time it was finished being checked out it was late-afternoon.
 * Skip Duncan thinks the owner of the 'Wattle Lady', Lovell,cut the lines that were holding the barge in place at night, so it would drift away and get aground.
 * Skip and Carl think that the men in the mysterious car were working for Lovell and cut the lines for him.
 * Carl felt the need to work.
 * Carl remembers Beryl's words every time he sees Joy drop off Harley, "She's got her son back now".

 SUMMARY: In this chapter Carl is still working on the red barge for Skip Duncan. He has been giving out free car washes to customers but the 'Wattle Lady' has taken over, yet again. Carl is racking his brain to find some other way to get more people to go on the red barge and his longing for work is growing stronger. One day when they weren't having a lot of customers, a mysterious car came on board. Carl thought that is looked strange because it had no fishing gear and no dints or rust on the vehicle, just a few scratches. He told Skip but he said "Doesn't bother me why they come. Long as they pay the fair". The next day Carl saw Skip in his Landrover on the 'Wattle Lady', Carl thought that this would never happen. Skip explained to Carl what had happened. The red barge had been floating around the bay because the wires had been broken.

Carl is always working and gives him a sense of relief and lets him forget about everything else. || Carl's friends with Justine and she wants to talk to him, he doesn't. || In the chapter, Drifting with the Tide, there are two major plots. One being that Carl Matt keeps to himself. Justine has tried to open him up and talk to him but he wont budge. The other is the Joy and Skip Duncan are going to sell the barge. Carl doesn't understand why and thinks he should have a say as well.
 * CHARACTER/PLOT DEVELOPMENTS || EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE STATEMENT ||
 * Business on the barge is little and there is not much money coming in. || "By the weekend, their busiest time, they could count the cars for each journey on the fingers of one hand". ||
 * Justine keeps trying to talk to Carl but he keeps trying to avoid the questions. || "Don't go back to your old ways ,Carl.....Don't play dead". ||
 * Theme Developements || ||
 * Work || "Where have you been?" "Working, of course".
 * Friendship || "I like you, I really do...".

 By Maddy Macriyiannis 8ENE