Continues from here. This is a rather longer segment than usual. Consider it my apology. I probably won't be able to post another segment for a few days -- moving stress is a killer.
for part 6 ending the way that it does. The weather took a sudden turn and I posted it as was.
And to make matters worse, um, I guess, I'm going out of town for the weekend. I may get some time to write, but I'm not counting on it. If I do, I'll post what's written on Sunday night or Monday.