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Ahem. Just had to get that out of my system, sorry.
Terry, this was brilliant. *Brilliant.* Everything — the writing, the sudden plot twist (which I had been kind of warily expecting, but almost didn't dare trust in the feeling — I couldn't wait to see where you would take your readers!), the cliffhanger ... everything! I won't elaborate any more because I don't want this to be a spoiler for anyone if they haven't read it yet.
And, by the way, did I mention your writing?
This, in particular, got me right *there*:
She really, really didn’t want to die. There were so many stories still waiting to be written, so many bad guys waiting to be exposed, so many evil schemes awaiting her investigation.
And Clark was waiting for her, back down on Earth.
And this is an amazing description — so vivid. You've (and apologies in advance to the terrible artistic pun) painted pictures with words:
The room was ablaze with light. To Lois, it looked like a warehouse drawn by Salvador Dali, with everything that wasn’t tied down or strapped down or magnetically attached to the wall slowly bouncing along the floor or drifting past the walls.
Love love *love* the Dali comparison. It's so perfect and you can just
see this room in your head.
So. Fantastic chapter, Terry. Fan. Tastic. Can't wait to see what happens in the next installment!
