For artist, volunteer editor and Kickstarter cheerleader, Karen Gillmore, thank you so much for all of the ways you’ve helped bring this book to life. Karen provided both the cover and the interior illustrations, including the new map of Argonia, Brazoria and Glasssovia. The new map of Argonia and the railroad is somewhat based on the original map of Argonia drawn by the late Doug Dean. I must also thank Ron Gillmore, eagle-eyed proofreader. To volunteer editors Becky Kyle and the meticulous Carolyn Plant, thanks for helping to make this book look as professional as its predecessors. Charlotte Holley and Denise Bartlett of Gypsy Shadow Publishing have my utmost gratitude for help, advice, publication and prettification of the manuscript and presentation of the art materials. Also I’d like to thank Tania Opland for listening to half of the book before it was finished, as she has with many books before this one. Additionally, I appreciate all of the pointers CE Murphy and Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack gave me on producing a Kickstarter campaign and thanks to Jonathan and Billie Stratman for making the video for the campaign.
And to my Kickstarter patrons, thank you so much for collectively financing the rebirth of a nation (Argonia). A fine bunch of writers, readers, musicians and music lovers, bead artists, cat people, relatives and friends you are!
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