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A Figure Like That<br />

“No, no – not fair- You cheat! You cheat!”<br />

Calvin shifted around so he could see what<br />

was happening; he wasn’t surprised that to his<br />

side stood Max holding a wooden spoon that<br />

had silvery, shining star shaped plasters stuck<br />

onto it and he was grinning slightly dubiously<br />

while pointing this impromptu, bespoke<br />

weapon at his father.<br />

“You are now my hostage until I get a<br />

ransom!”<br />

“No, no, no! You cheat, you cheat!!!”<br />

Calvin heard from his other son, Harry, who<br />

was holding a similar armament to Max’s in his<br />

left hand, but had yellow, fluorescent crescent<br />

shaped stickers stuck onto it instead. He was<br />

standing adjacent to Calvin’s office dwarf<br />

bamboo tree on the other side of the room and<br />

he was pointing at Max with his other hand<br />

with an angry, accusation expression slapped<br />

across his young face.<br />

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