Did you just skip ahead to the last chapter?  If so, you're busted.  

               It's like cheating.  Cheating yourself out of the cool experience of the twist ending.  It's like
               having someone tell you that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father, before you've seen   
               "The Empire Strikes Back".  (o.k. well, you get the idea.)  

               So, it's for this reason that Chapter 12 will not be posted here.  However, I'll be more than
               happy to e-mail you the final chapter.  I can simply send you a link to it, or as an attachment.  
               Either way, the filesize is only about 1 KB.  

               However, I encourage you to read the story in chronological order.  In fact, one day I may
               require the reader to pass a multiple test questionare in order to receive Ch. 12.  (As yet,
               though, things haven't gotten that bad.)  Note:  As of this writing (January 29th, 2006, I think
               it was), I'm still finishing Chapters 10 and 12.  But you can still read up to Ch. 9, and even
               Ch. 11, which contains practically NO plot spoilers.  I'm finally back to work on it, I decided 
               what the heck, let's just get it done so I can retire in the Bahamas, and I figure one last creative
               push, a few weeks of late nights and lots of coffee, and that'll finish 'er up once and for all.  

               I know I've said it before, but this time it could really happen:  The End is Near!  Stay tooned...

               E-mail comments and questions: 

               rickolson@visi.com