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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Geni, Abby.
[Short stories. Selections]
The last animal : stories / Abby Geni.
pages cm
“Distributed by Publishers Group West”--T.p. verso.
I. Title.
PS3607.E545L37 2013
813’.6--dc23
2013014415
ISBN 978-1-61902-260-7
Cover design by Tim Green, Faceout Studios
Interior design by Elyse Strongin, Neuwirth & Associates, Inc.
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