![]() ![]() (There's further, sad proof when Harry's dog Fred, accidentally locked in the playhouse for a few minutes, dies of starvation.) But why does time go faster inside the playhouse? Because the star-rock beneath the playhouse is a "singularity" (a.k.a. and emerges with five-o'clock shadow, sure that a whole day has passed!! The explanation? "Time goes faster in there," of course. Could any of these discoveries be connected to nasty local rumors-involving disappearing animals-about the late Uncle Ambrose? They could indeed-especially when freshly shaved Barry gets locked in the playhouse for a few seconds. And soon the boys are prowling around Uncle Ambrose's creepy manse, viewing his enormous collection of odd animal-skeletons ("Hey! This thing has six legs!"), and finding the key to the strange "playhouse" out in the back yard. So, when the Krasner family inherits an old house in Illinois from a virtually forgotten great-uncle, Barry immediately comes up with a plan for the twins to spend two weeks checking out this new acquisition. Harry and Barry Krasner of Boston are 16-year-old identical twins Barry is domineering, boastful, and hates being a twin Harry (the narrator) is timid, thoughtful, and-despite everything-devoted to Barry. ![]() ![]() More wonderful weirdness from the author of Interstellar Pig and The Green Futures of Tycho. ![]()
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