This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2023 by Anne Burt

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First Counterpoint edition: 2023

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Burt, Anne, author.

Title: The dig : a novel / Anne Burt.

Description: First Counterpoint edition. | Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, 2023.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022038675 | ISBN 9781640096042 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781640096059 (ebook) Subjects: LCGFT: Novels.

Classification: LCC PS3602.U76945 D54 2023 | DDC 813/.6—dc23/eng/20220817

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022038675

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