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Contents

Chapter I: In Which a Birthday Party Takes Place, and We Learn That One Ought to Be Careful with Candles (and Dangling Prepositions)

Chapter II: In Which Someone Sees a Ghost (Yawn)

Chapter III: In Which We Travel to a Galaxy Far, Far Away, but Since It’s Not a Long Time Ago the Star Wars People Can’t Sue Us

Chapter IV: In Which We Go Shopping, and Rather Wish That We Hadn’t

Chapter V: In Which We Go on a Date—Well, Not “We” as in You and I, Because That Would Just Be Awkward, but We Go on a Date with Other People. No, Hang on, That’s Still Not Right. Oh, Never Mind. Just Read the Chapter.

Chapter VI: In Which We Are Reunited with Some Old Friends, and Keep a Close Watch on Our Wallets