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Max woke up hours later to the sound of music. Thinking it was the last bits of a dream, he got up and stretched.
The music wasn't a dream. It was still there and getting louder as he made his way downstairs. He walked into the dining room to find Bertha and Wunder on one side of the table and the Gooch brothers on the other. Mrs. Pitt was in constant motion, setting large platters of food in front of them. Tommy turned around and smirked.
“What are you doing here?” asked Max, bitterly.
“Greetings to you, too....cousin,” said Tommy.
“What?" asked Max. "Cousin?" Someone placed a hand on his shoulder and he turned to find his Aunt Esther standing behind him.
“Typhineous, Quentin, and Davineous are your cousins on your father's side,” she said. Tommy grimaced and shook his head.
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