add final chapter

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@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ chapters = \
     assault.mdwn \
     ambush.mdwn \
     arrest.mdwn \
-    devcont.mdwn
+    devcont.mdwn \
+    announcement.mdwn
 
 shorts = \
     origin.mdwn
diff --git a/announcement.mdwn b/announcement.mdwn
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+# Announcement
+
+Some weeks later, Anna is in her office, typing. "Good news. Sam just
+emailed me that the initial responses from big resellers on the new
+product version are quite positive. The first actual reviews in blogs
+and the press are expected in a week or two. The first impression
+reports are all good."
+
+She adjusts her sitting position. "Sam invites us all to a celebration
+of the product launch tomorrow and also a retrospective discussion of
+the project. I need to go, but it's optional for everyone else. Who
+wants to join? Let me know by tomorrow lunch time, and I'll let Sam
+know who're coming."
+
+Anna keyboard away, and stands up. Robin knocks on her door jamb.
+"How're things?"
+
+"Did you see what I said on IRC just now?" Anna takes her big tea mug
+from her desk and starts walking towards the door. Robin takes a step
+back.
+
+"Yeah. I guess I'm. Hopefully it won't be another ambush."
+
+Anna shakes her head as they walk together to the kitchen. "No reason
+why it would be. But if it is, that'll be the end of our relationship
+with SH."
+
+"Yeah. I don't think we can take another crisis. Not even if the last
+several weeks have been smooth."
+
+Anna fills the kettle with fresh, cold water. "Exactly. Our bruises
+are still visible. But we can have some bubbly and some cake, if
+nothing else."
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The open kitchen and lounge area of the Smart Home office is crowded.
+People are talking, not loudly, but enough that the general impression
+is a cacophony. People are standing in groups of a few people, holding
+champagne flutes and small paper plates with cake, trying to drink,
+eat, talk, and not drop anything.
+
+Sam hits his glass with a metal spoon. "Hear me, hear me! It time for
+a speech." Soon the hubbub quiets down. Sam moves to the side of the
+room with a projector screen that everyone can see.
+
+"We're here to celebrate a successful product launch. Does everyone
+have something to drink? Go ahead and get something, I'm going to
+propose a toast in a moment."
+
+Several people shuffle to the kitchen counter, where a couple of
+bottles of champagne are standing next to a half-eaten cake. Sam
+continues talking.
+
+"This is an unusually important product launch for us. You all know
+that. Even though a year ago we were reluctant to admit it, we were in
+deep trouble. The version of our product back then was not in great
+shape. If the launch of this week had not gone well, we would not be
+celebrating. I've spoken with our primary venture capital investors
+earlier today, and they said they were ready to pull the plug if
+this launch didn't go well. But it did! They're not pulling the plug
+on us. In fact, they're talking about wanting us to do another round
+of investment so that we can grow fast again. Cheers!" Sam raises his
+glass and takes a sip.
+
+Everyone applauds, raises their glass, and takes a sip.
+
+"I am not ashamed to admit that we could not have done it without the
+Team! Despite some friction, we all worked together to build a great
+product. To the Team!" Sam raises his glass again and takes a sip.
+
+There's a short hesitation, but then applause and glasses raises and
+champagne is sipped.
+
+Anna walks next to Sam and looks at the crowd. "On behalf of the Team,
+I also wish to make a toast. Like Sam said, we worked together, and we
+built something. Hopefully we can work again in the future. To the
+Smart Home 3000 system!" She raises her glass and takes a sip. There's
+applause and glasses are emptied.
+
+Sam raises his hand. The noise abates. "In other news. There's news
+about Antero as well. The police have finished the investigation and
+the public prosecutor has indicted Antero for fraud. The police say
+there is hard evidence for fraud. It seems Antero has been lining his
+own pockets for years at several companies and would have done that at
+Smart Home as well, but did not have time for that. As it stands, the
+prosecutor is asking for five years in prison."
+
+Someone claps a few times, but then goes silent. It's an embarrassed
+silence.
+
+"The police have also concluded that there was no breach of Smart Home
+office network and that either Antero accidentally printed out all the
+incriminating documents or there was a freak malfunction somewhere."
+
+A shout is heard. "Yeah! That's what I've been saying all the time."
+It's the head office IT person. "There's no way our office network
+could be breached. We have good security. I set up the firewall
+myself."
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The Team has gathered in the kitchen in their own office. Robin sits
+in a chair and has her feet on the kitchen table. Other people are
+sitting or standing. Everyone has a tumbler with some brown liquid.
+There's a bottle of expensive whiskey on the table.
+
+"RUDE WORD I'm glad to be rid of that bunch." Robin takes a gulp and
+makes a grimace, then coughs. "My, that's a bit strong."
+
+Anna leans backwards against the wall. "I'm glad the project is over.
+I hope we don't need to work with them again, I do, but I tried to
+leave that bridge intact. No point in destroying it in case we
+desperately need a client again."
diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn
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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ There may be contradictions. Retconning in the future is possible.
 * Chapter 6: [[Ambush]]
 * Chapter 7: [[Arrest]]
 * Chapter 8: [[Audit]]
-* to be continued
+* Chapter 9: [[Announcement]]
 
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