Although I try to write each bonus scene (even when part of a thread, like this one) so that a reader who stumbles upon it can follow along and enjoy the scene without having read the previous scenes, let alone the novel it spins off from, I think the scene will be best appreciated if you’ve at least read the earlier episodes first. You can easily catch up (or refresh your memory) by clicking on the spoiler tags for easy access to the first three scenes in this thread.

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