 Adam tells us the story of an older cousin, who had cerebral palsy. Adam would go over to play, and they d dress as superheroes, jump off the shed, and run about the the street with an old shopping trolley. Adam explains his cousin s wayward left arm, his strong right one, his aunt s understanding of her son s rages ("bake a cake," she d tell him), and the boy s love of swimming. On Adam s eighth birthday, the cousins are separated by tragedy; it s left to Adam to wonder about his cousin, and if he still smells of licorice.