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This episode is coming up after a gap of almost six months. It's not like the content wasn't ready, but I was just busy finishing work on the entire chapter and getting it ready for the Indie Comix Fest, in Bengaluru. Some of you may have already gotten a chance to read the entire chapter in print if you were there for the Fest in September. For those who weren't able to, I will be uploading the remaining episodes of the chapter this month.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Email me at somsesh@gmail.com. If you feel like supporting my work on the novel, then please buy me a coffee.