The author shifts away from his personal journey because this is not a description of his personal journey, and to focus on it would be to detract from the facts and purpose of the story (Indian culture). The pollution is causing the building to deteriorate, and it is a casualty because it is a unintended consequence from humans living there.
Answer:
contract and retract
Explanation:
tract = pull or draw something towards you
And then we celebrated the birth of my baby brother all night.
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