Thanks first to Bill Kittredge, who took the time to read an early
draft of these pages and pronounce it a book. To Wes Jackson,
Allan Bogue, and Robert Swartout Jr., who kindly reviewed the
manuscript and offered us their valuable suggestions. And to
Lucia Eames, our friend for all seasons, who lent her keen eye and
good heart to us whenever we asked.

Thanks also to those who listened to and read pieces of this
story as we worked on it: Marvin Johnson, Bob, Teri, and Amanda
Averack, Susan and Joe Ray, Sharon Guse, Mary Stolte, Wayne
Morehead, Darrell Morehead, Gary Hamer, Ruth Bradley, Don
Bradley, Georgia Cornell, Don Cunningham, Ed and Jane
Cunningham, Terry and Pat Daugharty, Kenneth DeBey, Llisa
Demetrios, Eames Demetrios, Keith Howard, Florence Palmer,
Dana Perry, Molly Rife, Lew and Joyce Scheffey, Gary Shepard,
Don Van Derby.

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