> ARGH! We've just got to a part of the series that I love writing, with Joey doing some crazy shit and a few of my favorite characters (that weren't present in the first version) entering the scene.

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> However, I'm a fucking wreck physically speaking. I am in constant nausea, strong abdominal cramps, and headaches. Now, I don't know if the antibiotics are about to make my liver pop or what, but I've only got three days left on my treatment before I can finally go back to normal. My infection symptoms have basically disappeared, but now it's the pharmacological side effects that are doing me in. My last pill is due on the 20th and I'm travelling back home on the 22nd (fuck me). So, to avoid making my condition worse, I need some rest.

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> If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.

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> I've written last week, but it feels like I'm trying to push past a hard limit here. I've spoken with a third doctor who really comforted me on the overall situation and made me realize I was panicking a bit too much. However, I am extremely frustrated not being able to write more chapters than this.

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> So, I'll take a week off and be back on the most special day, Christmas!

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> I should be at the very least functional by then and able to write without feeling like I'm trying to squeeze blood out of a rock.

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> See you people on the 25th! If you don't behave, Santa's only bringing coal!