Hello, I hope you're all doing well.

  I just wanted to let you know that there won't be a new chapter this week. I've been very sick for the past several days and barely able to write (and anything I do manage is pretty incoherent), so the next chapter will be posted next week when I've hopefully gotten better.

  I'm sorry for the abrupt notice, and thank you for your understanding!

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