Let me go back a little.

When WUE first started to appear, I read each episode as it came out.  But
at around episode 6 or 7 (I think), I ran into a period when I had very
little free time, so I simply saved the next couple of episodes away as they
appeared, intending to read them later.  And the next couple of episodes
after that.  And the next, and the ...

Last Thursday, at the end of my Christmas vacation, I finally got around to
it.  There were 31 episodes by that time -- over 2MB of unread text.  It took
me two or three days ...

And now, at the end of it -- and with chapter 32 added as well -- all I can
say is, damn!  For its depth of story alone, this is the best fanfic I've
ever read, bar none.  The sheer poetry of the language puts it an order of
magnitude higher again.  You paint your story and your characters with
extraordinary vividness, and you make the words _sing_.

There are relatively few professional writers who can do this kind of job.
If you aren't already planning on a career of writing, may I suggest you
consider it seriously?

Hmm.  Comments on the story itself?  Hell, you obviously know exactly where
you're going.  I look forward to the conclusion.  Not too soon, please.  A
ride this good is worth savouring.

Finally -- as I was reading, I repeatedly asked myself why I hadn't gotten
around to this much earlier.  I'd been missing so _much_ for so long!  But
now, in hindsight -- I think I did myself a favour.  Getting all that, fresh,
in one long hit was one powerful experience.  I thought I'd come down from
it, but chapter 32 brought it all back, in spades ...

Thank you.  Thank you very much.

Angus

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Angus MacSpon                                                Allen Gainsford
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