And thank you for joining us once again.

It is the Nightly Pleasures podcast.

I am your host, The Grey Night, and thank you in advance for joining us for a very different kind of episode.

Tonight, no introduction, no fade in and out, and no music.

No questions on the end.

It is an offering episode.

It's something that I'm giving to you because I, well, am recovering.

And recovery is wonderful, but it's also very boring.

And when recovery comes in the middle of a bunch of big projects and deadlines, well,

I'm tired of saying that I'm sorry.

I work very hard and generally speaking, content is always up when I say it is.

However, I really want to be good to you.

I want to provide you with a sense of security that you don't get from the world.

And I know that you don't get it from the world because I don't either. It's disappointing

when that thing that is steady that you like isn't there. I hear you. And I will do better. I will do so much better.

In fact, that's exactly what this is about.

I owe you an anniversary present because it's the two-year anniversary of the Grey Knight,

but I'm in no condition to give it to you.

It would turn out sadder than a Hans Christian Andersen fable.

So, instead, let me talk to you.

And let me level with you.

The recovery that I'm in, it's a very good thing, but it's going to take a while.

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