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Good evening, children. It's Granny MacDuff, ready with a story.

So make yourselves comfy, and I'll begin.

Once upon a time, there lived an ogre called Procythius.

He was called Theo for short.

A gnome had come up with it when they met on the road one day.

What a long name, he cried.

Procy, Theus, Theos, Theos.

Theos.

Theo, that's it. I'll call you Theo.

And since then, the name had stuck.

Theo lived in the north, in a place where the cliffs met roaring waves, and magic was all around.

He quite liked it. It was never too hot, and never too cold, and never too dry, but sometimes a little too wet.

Theo's favourite holiday was Halloween.

Every year he would host a Halloween party,

or should we say the Halloween party.

Only a select few were invited

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