I fondly imagine that I've advanced this piece with the last couple of scenes - but then, I do exist in a sad, fantasy world of my own. I know it's long and it's not easy to read because it becomes unformatted on this site (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). But if you can bear to deal with a lot of unremitting dialogue, I'd love to know what you think.
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Sion