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Publisher: Scott Fraser | Acquiring editor: Russell Smith

Cover design and illustration: Sophie Paas-Lang

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Seven down / David Whitton.

Names: Whitton, David, 1967- author.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20210245573 | Canadiana (ebook) 20210245581 | ISBN 9781459748576 (softcover) | ISBN 9781459748583 (PDF) | ISBN 9781459748590 (EPUB)

Subjects: LCGFT: Novels.

Classification: LCC PS8645.H58 S48 2021 | DDC C813/.6—dc23

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