bˌʌt ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv fˈænz ʌvðə θɹˈiːdˈeɪ nˈɑːvəl ɐɡɹˈiːd tə ɹˈɛskjuː ɪt; ðeɪ pˌʊt ɪn hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ ˈaʊɚz tə sˈɛt ɪɾ ˌʌp ænd mˈænɪdʒ ɪɾ æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ meɪntˈeɪnd fɔːɹ nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz.
But a couple of fans of the Three-Day Novel agreed to rescue it; they put in hundreds of volunteer hours to set it up and manage it as an independent organization, which they maintained for nine years.