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

Copyright © Foreword: “In Praise of His Spirits Noble and Otherwise” by Roger Zelazny. Copyright © 1967 by Roger Zelazny.

Introduction: “Where the Stray Dreams Go,” copyright © 1967 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1995 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“The Sky Is Burning,” copyright © 1958 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1986 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“My Brother Paulie,” copyright © 1958 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1986 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“The Time of the Eye,” copyright © 1959 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1987 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“Life Hutch,” copyright © 1956 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1984 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“Battle Without Banners,” copyright © 1964 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1992 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“Back to the Drawing Boards,” copyright © 1958 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1986 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“A Friend to Man,” copyright © 1959 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1987 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“We Mourn for Anyone …” (under the title “Mourners For Hire” by “Ellis Hart”), copyright © 1957 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1985 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“The Voice in the Garden,” copyright © 1967 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1995 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“Soldier” (under the title “Soldier From Tomorrow”), copyright © 1957 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1985 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

“Soldier” (television script version), copyright © 1964 by Harlan Ellison. Renewed, 1992 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation.

Copyright © 1967 by Harlan Ellison
Renewed © 1995 by The Kilimanjaro Corporation

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