


Gwen was fond of her uncle, Cornelius Zappencackler, no matter what anybody said about him. Uncle Cornelius was just sort of... enthusiastic, that was all. And he did get some strange ideas. But nobody, no matter what they did when they saw him walking down the street, would argue that he wasn't a brilliant, brilliant scientist. Gwen walked over to his new - even more fireproof - laboratory, and knocked.
"There you are!" he exclaimed as he threw open the door. "Not a moment too soon! Doctor Rognvald is very anxious to get his toaster!" That was another thing about Uncle Cornelius. He exclaimed.
He ushered Gwen into his workroom where, sure enough, an unusually large toaster sat on the bench.
"It's marvelous, isn't it? I think I want one for myself!
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