Wendy, as usual, very well done.
I'll admit that what you did started out similar to the idea that I had, but the job-sharing idea was a twist that never occurred to me.
Your use of Lois introspection in flashback to 'push' things past those certain events which you wished to avoid was clever (but predictable
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Most might think that this is all nicely wrapped up with a ribbon and bow, But...
Tank (who says that the gentle readers might be advised to watch for an epilogue to this little tale sometime in the not too distant future)
