'So what's this book about then?' Hob asked the boy, Sebastian Farmer.

Seb was a normal schoolboy from Cornwall who liked to surf and play video games. 'It's about me, I suppose,' he replied, slightly embarrassed.

'That's not particularly helpful,' the old druid said, blowing the steam off a hot mug of herbal tea. 'Are there any more details you can share without giving the whole plot away?'

'OK, it's about me and my secret powers and the time I was forced to threaten the planet with environmental catastrophe by an evil, rogue druid.'

'That's a much better description,' said Hob. 'That sounds really exciting. Am I in it?'

'Yes, you're in it, and my friends and my parents too.'
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'So, how does it end?'