Hey guys - sorry about missing the chapter that was supposed to come out today. I recently got a new SSD for my computer, and so installed it - replacing the Intel Octane memory I already had. I didn't know this was important, but apparently it was working with my HDD to boot my PC, and by swapping them out, I've messed up the link between them.

Long story short, I have - for at least the moment - lost everything on that drive. I can't access it, at all, without wiping it - and it has the only copy of my backlog. So, I no longer have any of my writing to post for you guys - sorry!

Mostly, that was the only thing of particular value on the drive, and I deeply regret not taking more care before installing the SSD, but I didn't expect any problems. I'm currently looking into any potential solutions and will get back to you guys in the coming days. If I end up having to wipe the drive, I'll just have to take what I have on RR and go from there, and this will lead to a few delays in all likelihood as I rush to rewrite myself a backlog.

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Whatever happens, I wanted to give everyone an explanation for the delay. The next chapter will be after this, and then once everyone has had a chance to move forward, I'll delete this - that way the follows listing doesn't get messed up with what chapter you're on.

Update: Still no progress on getting this fixed, but some research says it's possible, and that I just need to hook up the HDD externally - basically, I'm thinking I'll need a SATA to USB adapter, and that should hopefully work. I'll need to get that off Amazon, so it will be a few days to get here. If that doesn't work, I'll just start writing from what I have on here. Hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving and see you all soon!