Forgive the silence, folks -- your narrator's crashed out after the most hectic, emotional, exciting and exerting ten days of my life.

More after a bit of rest, peace, and some time to process it all... in the meantime, for reading, all your patience, the many incredibly kind notes and helping hands of these days, all the prayers and everything else, no words could ever express sufficient thanks.

(First order of business on revving up again: a two-week e.mail backlog....)

'Til then, Zzzzzzzzzzzz....

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