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  1. If             you're         like           most           kids,  
  2. you've         probably       broken         a              bone   
  3. before.        Or             you            know           someone
  4. else           who            has.           Have           you    
  5. seen           a              cast           before?        Do     
  6. you            know           how            casts          work?  
  7. What           they're        made           of?            Whether
  8. it's           OK             to             draw           on     
  9. them?          Read           this           article        to     
  10. find           out            all            about          casts. 
  11. Think          of             a              cast           as     
  12. a              big            bandage        that           has    
  13. two            layers.        There          is             a      
  14. soft           cotton         layer.         It             rests  
  15. next           to             the            skin.          The    
  16. hard           outer          layer          prevents       the    
  17. broken         bone           from           moving.        Sometimes
  18. you            can            choose         how            your   
  19. cast           looks.         You            can            pick   
  20. cool           colors         or             patterns.      Plaster
  21. casts          are            usually        white.         They   
  22. are            made           from           plaster        of     
  23. Paris.         You            may            have           used   
  24. this           for            school         art            projects.
  25. Plaster        of             Paris          is             a      
  26. heavy          white          powder.        When           it's   
  27. mixed          with           water,         it             forms  
  28. a              thick          paste          that           gets   
  29. hard           fast.          Fiberglass     casts          are    
  30. made           of             fiberglass.    It             is     
  31. a              plastic        material.      It             can    
  32. be             shaped.        Fiberglass     casts          come   
  33. in             lots           of             colors.        If     
  34. you're         lucky,         the            doctor         may    
  35. let            you            pick           the            color. 
  36.