In the first paragraph, the narrator imagines the sign outside of town with big blue letters that read "MANIFEST: A TOWN WITH A RICH PAST AND A BRIGHT FUTURE." However, in the last paragraph, the sign is weathered and barely legible, with most of the words gone, leaving only "MANIFEST: A TOWN WITH A PAST." rephrase like a 8th grader
In the beginning, the narrator pictures a sign outside of town that says "MANIFEST: A TOWN WITH A RICH PAST AND A BRIGHT FUTURE" in big blue letters. By the end, the sign is old and hard to read, with most of the words faded away, leaving only "MANIFEST: A TOWN WITH A PAST."
