ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSSpecial thanks to the following experts, without whom this book would not have been possible: David Bakken, MD and Michele Burns, MD for their thorough review of medical details, the U.S. Geological Survey for providing information used in the geological-related scenes, and the tireless work of my Vermont-based editor, Keith Morrill, who added such value to the story.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, places, incidents, characters, and all contents are products of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any relation or resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, businesses, agencies, government entities, or locales is purely coincidental.
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