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A writer does not write in isolation,
for we are the sum of their experiences.

It is from these experiences that inspiration comes.

I thank my family, who allowed me to be who I am,

My friends, who love me in spite of me,

And as always, to my readers.

You made all this possible.

Special thanks to UFOP: Starbase 118 for teaching me how to write,

and Shane Michael Murray,

my tireless proofreader, motivator and partner in crime.
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