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Written for the Ready, Set, Write! prompt, mask at lostsquee. Thanks to both hendercats and hereswith for the fly-by. Also, although written independently, this fic could be viewed as a prequel to hendercats ficlet RETROCEDE. Special thanks to hendercats for graphic contributions.

It should also be noted that, were it not for the combined effects of mini_nano and the irascibly miserable wrisomifu, this, and a ( Read more... )