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Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of her father’s other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as he nodded sadly and spoke sombrely and pocketed the silverware when he thought no one was looking

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Derek Landy
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: October 23
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Father
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Greed
Silverware
Littles
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Watery
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Stephanie
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