In honor of my 666th vote on the story, (which, incidentally pushed the story to an 8.0 score) I've posted chapter 9 in addition to chapter 8. I hope you enjoy both and please, keep sending me feedback, corrections, continuity errors, suggestions, criticisms and manifestos. I enjoy reading each and every one of them.
Thanks to all the readers who have contacted me, voted or just stopped to read the story.
