Broke Wire! Urgent!

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Original poster: "Patrick Bloofon by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-home-dot-com>

I was *manually* wrapping my secondary when somehow the wire snapped (I think
the break was on the spool itself).  Its a 28" x 4" tube, and I was about 1/4
of the way through it, starting from the toroid end.
 
Will splicing the wire greatly affect the coil's performance, or would splicing
provide a satisfactory compromise to rewinding it? 
 
What is the best way to splice the wire back together?
 
(BTW, it's 28 guage)
 
Thanks,
Patrick