A Spell on You Page #5

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Well, I mean, I like coffee.

I'm not saying that.

I'm just, it's just

Reading, like you know,

everywhere in this country these days,

it's just become enslaved

to the conquistadors

of the chain stores, you know?

You may be thinking,

"How am I possibly gonna

find a toy for my brother

"which isn't exactly like every other toy

"owned by every other kid in this store?"

You stick with me 'cause

I am gonna show you

the dark side of the moon.

We have just passed the last stop on

the corporate coffee trail.

Yeah, I can't believe

I've never even been here.

Well, hold on to your hats

because we are now entering

the unknown quarter.

Okay.

Mm hmm.

For example, look over my shoulder there.

[BECKY] Yeah.

Jane Austen went to school there.

Really?

The Jane Austen, yeah.

Presumably etched her name

into a desk at some point.

Jane was here.

Another famous resident

was Oscar Wilde, of course.

I mean, he wasn't here by choice.

He was over there in the jail.

See it on the horizon?

Sentenced for being a very naughty boy

with members of the same sex,

and sent, of course, then

to an all-male prison,

which I'm sure the irony of

that wasn't wasted on Mr. Wilde.

Okay, now, we're almost there.

Even I'm getting excited.

Abracadabra, huh?

This is just a display window.

You wait until we get inside.

Come on, ladies first.

Ah, Sir James!

Not you again, good lord.

You know me, I can't

stay away for too long.

And I see you've got

your daughter with you.

Yeah, the old ones are the best.

It's a joke, I'm joking.

Okay, so what can I do for you today?

We're actually here today, Jim,

on a bit of a mission, actually.

Becky here has a younger brother,

and we're looking for

a toy present for him.

Something a bit, you know.

[BECKY] Yeah.

What sort of things is

your brother into then?

He like war, fighting.

I think I might just

have one little item,

so give me a moment, and I'll

be back with you in a second.

Feel free to have a look around.

We will, we certainly will.

[JIM] Thank you.

What did I tell you, huh?

It's a treasure trove, isn't it?

Wow, look at this.

So cool.

Yeah, well, this is a cabinet

that always makes me ache

just a little bit.

There's stuff in here that I remember

having when I was a kid, and

it just got chucked away.

Aw, that's such a shame.

Chucked in a skip somewhere, yeah.

This is amazing, Olly

would love all this.

Anyway, the oracle returns.

Okay, folks, well, you're in luck.

I found this, a model kit from the 1950s.

[BECKY] This is so amazing.

Oh my god.

Your brother needs to

obviously form it and glue it

and paint it and pose it,

but it's a little unusual.

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