A quick and unfortunate announcement: due to my mother's declining health, I will be flying across the country to see her and make arrangements for additional care once she's out. This has a few ramifications for the story:

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* There will be no new chapters next week. The rest of November remains uncertain, and, as originally intended, there will be no chapters in December.

* Patreon billing has been paused. It is currently not possible to sign up to my Patreon and I will not be charging anyone through November and December.