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long-lost friends.
Josh stuck his fingers in his mouth and pretended
to be sick.
“Shut up!” hissed Ava. Josh began to shudder
with laughter, making it much worse by clamping his hands over his mouth so it just came out as a hiss followed by a high-pitched squeak. Furious, Ava kicked him, and he threw himself to the floor, hooting with laughter. Felicity, Martha and Harry stood and stared at him, which made it all the funnier. Chloe tried to think of something really serious, but felt the giggles bubbling up from her chest and watched as Aiden’s shoulders began to shake.
“It’s just, it’s just,” struggled Josh. “Her face...” He pointed at his sister and dissolved into giggles.
As uncontrollable waves of laughter began to sweep over all three of them, the door from the first hall swung open and the strangest-looking man entered.
“Absolutely hopeless! I’ve got a set-building crew, but no one to do lights and sound – and they’re all far too ancient to be runners! Saw your car down there, Martha – shocking! Glad to see you look all
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