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I feel for Gus. And I’m the fucker who put him there. That’s the sort of person that I am.

Everything’s winding down. A lot of it’s out in the open. All the places I drew on for this.

Ah, this feels good. Things are coming full circle. I can see that serpent swallowing its own tail.

Ah, I’m loving it! What makes me laugh isn’t right.

I’d forgotten the sharpness of Tatsu’s personality. Tomi’s really not welcoming, but he’s real. No games. Claudia’s very snaky. I’d forgotten how many actual places I’d based my locations & buildings on.

I was writing this part in the summer of 2017, shortly after finding out that I’d passed my practical nursing exam, which I’d sat for in February. I celebrated by getting some cheap champagne. Gus & Claudia have just returned to the city from a holiday in a place based on Cornwall. Reading this makes me happy.

This is so enjoyable to read! I don’t think I enjoyed writing it as much, though I did enjoy writing it.

I find reading this delightful. As a person, I don’t warm terribly to Claudia. But she has a spitefulness that I find very entertaining. She comes across as sugar and spice, but that masks an unpleasantness.

This is so enjoyable! I really feel nostalgic as I re-experience past summers that I’ve enjoyed.

This is so enjoyable to read! I just get the pleasure because I already put all the effort in. And I'm very happy with the revised, reformatted paperback. Reading this takes me back to Edgbaston. I have no desire to return, but I remember what it was to me once. Julian is a character whose physical presence I love. I sense him so clearly it's almost dizzying.