Oh, the guilt. peep I haven't done anything with this story for a couple of weeks, except to let the changes I made to part 8 ferment at the back of my mind while I tried to figure out where I went wrong. My fear is that I'm changing the tone of the story and parts 9 and 10 will seem out of place. I apologize for making you wait while I dither, but I have very little time and no beta, so I'm not always very motivated and/or subjective about the writing process.

Thanks for not giving up on me. blush It was a nice kick in the backside to see this thread pop up again. I promise to try (harder) to work on the story in a more timely fashion.

<sigh> Back to the RL grindstone...

Lois: You know, I have a funny feeling that you didn't tell me your biggest secret.

Clark: Well, just to put your little mind at ease, Lois, you're right.
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