I'm back at work. I'm drowning in a sea of emails and things to do. The Library of Congress sneakily sent me four packages of certificates while I was away. The US government is mean
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That was really nice, Smurfy. I have tears in my eyes. I experienced more emotion in your little ficlet than I did in that whole chapter. Not because I didn't care for the characters, just because there was no follow through in the original work (I felt). I can't imagine how difficult it would be for George to go on, but the reconciliation with Percy was a nice touch.
Part of me's sad that she didn't do it in the book itself, another part wishes she'd written an addendum/epilogue (maybe in PDF format at her website) to be downloaded by the fans to cover that very thing, and another part of me is glad she left it... as ____faith said, it leaves folks like SWMF to do what she couldn't (or maybe couldn't bear to...)
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But then it would have killed me and I would be sobbing like a baby still so maybe I should be glad?
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That still doesn't excuse her for completely glossing it over, though.
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as ____faith said, it leaves folks like SWMF to do what she couldn't (or maybe couldn't bear to...)
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(But yay! Percy!)
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