*Updated 16/5/02*

Author's Note

I want to say thanks to all those who took time and effort to review this, as well as those who are still following this despite the ridiculously long time that I'm taking to get it done. Your reviews help me along a lot, especially when I sometimes feel like just packing this up and taking it down. I've taken this up again as my sole project now that I've finished my other fictions, so the chapters will (hopefully) be turned out at a somewhat more reliable pace.

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This was a short AU that I wanted to try writing in a slightly different style. Less descriptions, more words and actions. Apparently I didn't quite succeed, because this whole thing is being infused with descriptive imagery and long drawn-out plots despite my attempts to keep it free of the above-mentioned. Anyway, I still hope you enjoy it.

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