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It is a sunny morning. Cousin Theo visits with books. Ruby bounces. Nina smiles. Dad is cooking pancakes.
Theo opens a book. He reads facts. Ants can carry fifty times weight. Ruby gets excited. Nina looks worried.
Ruby tries to carry a chair. She grunts. The chair can't move. Dad watches, calm and gentle. Ruby laughs anyway.
Theo reads more. Bats sleep upside down. Ruby hangs from the sofa arm. Nina runs fast. She catches Ruby.
Ruby giggles. Nina is worried but curious. Nina secretly tries the bat trick. She hangs. She drops after three seconds.
Theo reads again. Some very tall people can. They touch the ceiling. Everyone listens. Ruby and Nina stare up.
Everyone looks at Dad. He is enormous and calm. Dad reaches up. He touches the ceiling. No jumping, one finger.
Ruby climbs onto Dad's shoulder. She looks tiny, like a bird. She still can't touch. Everyone laughs, happy and amazed.
Theo smiles. He writes in his notebook. Best fact of all: my uncle. He hugs Dad. Dad looks proud.
It is a cloudy afternoon. Cushions and books are everywhere. Dad is calm. They clean together. The room looks safe.
Theo still loves facts. Ruby still loves schemes. Nina still protects Ruby. Rain starts softly. Everyone snuggles and reads together.
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