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In this final episode I read from reviews and correspondence about the show.  I also announce the winner of the drawing for the original manuscript, and finally I will present two sample chapters from Window in the Sky.

The Benefactor and his people finally clash with each other and with the former Brethren.  The culmination of the battal will have implications for eternity.

The war between 5186a and the Benefactor grows hot when the Benefactor discovers that she knows enough about him to become a threat.  They clash while he is distracted with problems from his own people, but 5186a is in a position to make things so much worse.  But Bass may be the most dangerous wildcard of all.

Sally and Diego meet up with the others as all flee from the former Brethren's encampment.  Something big is beginning, but Sally still doesn't know what it is.  Bass and Mueltee part company, however, and Bass's weapon may have something to do with it.  In the midst of all this, the Szzzyyyxx Mother finds Sally.  But her advice doesn't apper to make sense.

The Benefactor's conversation with Sally takes an unusual turn when she discovers his true motives for helping the former Brethren.  She also begins to notice something on the horizon of time that the Benefactor can't seem to see.  And, while this is happening, Bass tries unsuccessfully to make an aliance with Mueltee.

Sally and the Benefactor meet in a realm higher than reality, and he must grant her the ability to see it before they can truly speak.  Meanwhile, Ian discovers much of Bass's true identity.

Sally meets an unexpected familiar face on New Ontario while Diego and Ian make a shocking discovery.  Apparently, Bass was concealing an extremely dangerous weapon in his belongings that could change everything.  And now it is time for Sally to meet the Benefactor himself at the center of the great pyramid.

Sally and her party make contact with 5186a, a former slave of the Masters, who now leads a growing revolt against them.  The mysterious Benefactor, however, is not providing them with sophisticated weapons for their cause, though he is teaching her more about Earth than could be expected.  As Sally talks with her, however, it appears the alliance between the former slaves and the Benefactor is far from secure.

The landing on New Ontario proves to be full of surprises, as the ships appear to dissolve on impact with the ground.  And, as the team makes plans to meet their new contacts, the Szzzyyyxx crew members appear dangerously attracted to a powerful electric force on the surface.

On their way to New Ontario, Sally discovers that Bass's folly has endangered their mission, while at the same time Diego's eccentricities have proven amazingly useful.

Sally and her crew begin their journey to New Ontario in a Szzzyyyxx ship, but questions still emerge concerning Ian's strange crew member.  They also speak to their unknown contact on New Ontario, who apparently has no name.

The trip to the center of the domain was almost as interesting as meeting Mother herself.  It is a meeting that goes beyond the physical, and one where Sally must make an embarrasing request.  But Will the Mother of the Szzzyyxx be willing to help them on a mission that could include violence?

Sally had been looking forward to meeting the Szzzyyyxx, but actually seeing them is quite another matter.  She also meets Bass, a member of Ian's crew, who has dubious value and a hidden agenda.  And soon she will meet the leader of all Szzzyyyxx.

While discussing her upcomming mission with Jackie, Sally meets Diego, a stranger who is vaguely familiear.  He also has a means for them to meet up with Ian near a fold that nobody knows about.  The creatures that live beyond it are amazing in every way.

On Baltan, Sally is confronted with news of new construction on New Ontario.  A Russian spy drone delivered images of a massive pyramid shaped structure being built over one of the Masters' palaces and somebody on the planet wants to talk peace with Earth.  Sally's only option is to call in a favor from an old friend.