This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

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Copyright © 1984 by Quinn Sinclair

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ISBN: 0-440-00745-3

Printed in the United States of America First printing—April 1984