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The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

Copyright © 2022 by Steve Almond

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First Edition: April 2022

Cover design by Evan Gaffney

Interior design by Aubrey Khan, Neuwirth & Associates, Inc.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2021953082

ISBN 978-1-638-93002-0

eISBN 978-1-638-93003-7

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Manufactured in the United States of America