1) The friends find a time machine in Romania and accidentally transport themselves to 1448, where they meet Vlad the Impaler. 2) Vlad helps them travel to different eras in Romanian history to see famous figures like Constantin Brancusi and Nadia Comaneci. 3) They finally return to 2013 Romania but the time machine is broken and Vlad is stuck in the present day.

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2. The story continues…
Chapter 5
A TIME MACHINE IN ROMANIA
 When they woke up next day they saw a weird
machine. They decided to check it and they were
attracted by a big red button. “Press it, Charles!”
said Jordi. Charles pressed the button and a big
hole appeared. “What’s that ?” all of them
screamed. Suddenly a big hand grabbed them in
the hole. After a few seconds they were in another
place. A place with old small houses and strange
people who were staring at them. “Where are we
?” cried Jakub. “Are we back in time ?!” said one of
them, “I think we should ask for help.” James went
to a man and said: “Excuse me, sir, I think we’re
lost. Can you tell me, please, where are we ?”; “
Are you crazy?! We’re in Targoviste.”; “Targoviste?
In Romania ? What year is it ?“; “We’re in 1448.”

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 “Guys, I think we have a problem. We are really back
in time, but we’re not in Czech Republic anymore.
We are in Romania !!!” They panicked and they knew
that they must find a way to go back. “Hey, I heard
that someone in Romania was trying to make a time
machine in 1448. I think he is from a town named
Targu Jiu. We should go there and find that person!
I’m sure he’ll help us!”

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 “What’s going on here?!!” said someone. They turned back
and they saw a tall man on a black horse. “Can you help
us? We’re in trouble!” ; “Where are you from and what do
you want?! I think you must go before I get too angry!” said
the man, “Didn’t you hear about me? I’m Vlad the Impalor
and you are on my property.“ They knew that Vlad the
Impalor was one of the scariest leader in the world. “P-p-p-
please, h-h-h-help us.” said Charles. “We used a time
machine and now we are stuck here, in the past. We heard
about a man who was trying to make a time machine, and
he was from here, from Romania. Can your majesty help us
go to Targu Jiu?” “Hmm..a time machine..I can. But you
must do something for me. You’ll have to tell me how my
country will be in the future.”; “Romania will be a beautiful
country with welcoming people.” said Jordi. “It sounds
good… I want to go and see that beautiful country with my
eyes.” Vlad took them to his castle from Targoviste, a scary
place where you don’t want to go, to prepare the journey to
Targu Jiu.

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 After a week, when they arrived to Targu Jiu they found
that man with the time machine. Charles told the man
what happened and he agreed to help them. They tried
to go back in present, but Vlad the Impalor came with
them. “I’m going to present to see how Romania has
changed !” he said. But they didn’t get back in their
time. “We are in Targu Jiu, I know that, but we aren’t in
2013,” said Jakub. Then they saw written in a
newspaper that was drifting in the air: <27th October,
1938>. “1938.. that’s the year when “The Endless
Column” made by Constantin Brancusi was
inaugurated. Let’s go and see it.” said James. Vlad the
Impalor didn’t understand anything. He had never
heard about this sculptor. A swarm of people were
staying around a thin man with a brushy beard. “He is
Constantin Brancusi !” They could see “The Endless
Column”. It was very high. Then, they saw “The Gate
of Kiss” and “The Table of Silence”, some of Brancusi’s
works which are in Targu Jiu.

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 “I want to go home !” cried Jordi. “We all
want. Let’s try again, maybe it will work
now.” said Charles. They pressed the
button one more time. “Are we in 2013
? Is this Romania?” asked Vlad. “I don’t
think so. We are in 1976 at the Summer
Olympics from Montreal, Canada,” said
Jakub. “Is this the year when Nadia
Comaneci, the best gymnast in the
world, got the first 10 in the gymnastic
history ?”asked James. “Oh, yes, it is.
She is Romanian, isn’t she ?”; “Yes, she
is from Romania.” answered Jakub.
“She changed the history of
gymnastics. She is amazing !” “Look,
now she is performing her exercise,
let’s watch her !” said James.

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 After that, they all decided that they want to go into present. “I hope
that we won’t go into future, in 2040, maybe.” said Vlad the Impalor.
“But Vlad can’t go with us, that will change the future really badly”;
“You promised !” said Vlad angry. “Give me that time machine !” “No !
Don’t press the buttooonn….. !” they all cried. But it was too late. The
big hole appeared and grabbed them. After the journey in time they
woke up in Constantin Savoiu school, in Targu Jiu, Romania. They
looked at the blackboard, it was a date on it <20th February, 2013>.
“Yes ! We’re back in our time !” screamed Charles happily. “So is this
my country ? I can’t belive this, it is so changed,” said Vlad the Impalor
admiring the landscape from the window. “Now, your majesty it’s time
to go back to 1448.” said James. “No ! I’ll stay here ! I like it.” “But you
can’t !” they all said. ”You must fight the Ottomans !”; “Later.” said Vlad
the Impalor. “Later?!” said Jakub, “But wait! Where’s the time
machine?”; “It’s gone!” screamed James, “And Vlad is stucked here
with us! What are we going to do now?”. “I like this situation…” smiled
Vlad.

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 Tale salade:
 Abrudan Maria, Ciofu Oana,
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 The pictures:
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 Esther, Razvan, Tiberiu, Edi ,
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