And I just realized I forgot to say, thanks, Brian, for letting us get on the other side of this process! It's been a great learning experience, and it's a real privilege to get to see what everyone has submitted. Though I can't honestly say that it's not important to me how the rankings turn out, I think the doing is more important than the final result. So I don't think the quibbles about the rules are all that important. And as far as I'm concerned, the main thing is that it makes me want to write more.

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