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Copyright © 2009 Sandy Frances Duncan and George Szanto
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Originally published by TouchWood Editions Ltd. in 2009 with ISBN 978-1-894898-89-8.
This electronic edition was released in 2011.
e-pub ISBN: 978-1-926741-49-9
e-pdf ISBN: 978-1-926741-48-2
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Cover design by Chyla Cardinal
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Maps by Darlene Nickull
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