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A genealogical generation gap dressed up as a relationship, beloved by pedants and confusing everyone else.

the mathYour cousin's child, or your parent's cousin
removed meansA generation apart, not estrangement
royal stapleInbred dynasties married these constantly
shared bloodStill descends from a common ancestor
dinner riskNobody at the reunion agrees who's which
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