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Copyright © 2005 by Steve Solomon.
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Cover design by Diane McIntosh. Photo: .
All illustrations by Muriel Chen unless otherwise credited.

Printed in Canada.
First printing December 2005.

Paperback ISBN-10: 0-86571-533-X
Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-86571-533-0

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