First published in Great Britain in 1975 by Victor Gollancz Ltd

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Copyright © J.R.L. Anderson, 1975

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

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ISBN: 978-1-7857-6017-4

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