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      This ebook first published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager in 2015

      Copyright © Brian Aldiss 2009

      First published in Great Britain by Goldmark 2009

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      Source ISBN: 978-0-00-748226-9

      Ebook Edition © December 2015 ISBN: 978-0-00-748227-6

      Version: 2015-10-19