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FamedcomposerReubenWalrusisgoingdeaf,evenashefinishesuphisgreatestsymphony.Tostaveofftheencroachingsilence,heembarksonanodysseythatwill,hopefully,leadhimtoMaximilian,afabledcreaturerumoredtohavemiraculoushealingpowers.Butexactlywho—orwhat—isMaximilian?AccordingtoWolfDiaz,Maximilian,unliketheotherstuffedanimalsofMollisanTown,didnotarrivebygreendeliverytruck.Hecannotbeidentifiedasanyparticularspeciesandismadefromamaterialunlikeanyotherwithalmostinvisibleseams.And,ashe’smatured,he’sbegunpreachingoddparables,attractingalegionoffollowershopingtolearnfromhisteachings.Buthisacolytesaren’ttheonlyplushfigurespayingattention.ThedarkforcescurrentlyrulingMollisanTownarelisteningaswell—whichhassentMaximilianintohiding.NowtimeisrunningoutifReubenhopestofindhimbeforethesoundsofhisworldfadeoutforever.ThroughthecomplexlivesofthestuffedanimalslivingintheworldhebrilliantlyintroducedinAmberville,TimDavysexploresthehopesandfears,strengthsandweaknessesdefininghumanity.