The 'Cousins'
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Englishman Greg Mitchell has served only two Gods in his lifetime- Making Money and Himself. Now at 35 years of age and after his second divorce and loss of his business he faces a future with no family or friends- he does have some money in the bank. He decides to take a long vacation driving across the USA. BY accident he discovers a whole bunch of people worse off than himself for no faults of their own. He comes up against the unfairness of people who would hold them in poverty. This outrages Greg and changes him. These unfortunates become his family, his 'Cousins'.
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