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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      First published in hardback in Great Britain by Flamingo 1996

      Copyright © J. G. Ballard 1996

      Introduction copyright © James Lever 2014

      Interview copyright © Travis Elborough 2006

      Cover by Stanley Donwood.

      Photography by Medemea

      J.G Ballard asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780006550648

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