i smile at him and he smiles back , his teeth stained pink , and over his shoulder i can see hugo 's snarling maw , and then my brother is there , he has something , the shears , and i 'm hitting the final crescendo , it 's going well , almost , a couple flat notes , but we 're getting somewhere now , and hugo 's turning on my brother too , and i hit the last few notes as he plunges the shears forward .