Dedicated to

Pam Lindman,

who loves a dystopian story as much as I do.

While this novella is set against the real backdrop of Seattle, Washington, the characters as well as the community are fictional. There is no intended resemblance between the characters in this book and any real persons. As with any work of fiction, I’ve taken license in some areas of research as a means of creating the necessary circumstances for my characters. My research was thorough; however, it would be impossible to be completely accurate in details and descriptions. Therefore, any inaccuracies portrayed in this book are completely due to fictional license.

“To God belong wisdom and power;

counsel and understanding are his.”

~Job 12:13

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“The young people today are the 21^st century.”

~Martin Scorsese

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