Colombo:  Ajith Goonawardene, Mrs. Sybil Francke, and the people of Boyagoda village.

Toronto:  Ivor Boyagoda, June Boyagoda, Bruce Westwood, Charles Foran, T.H. Adamowski, and Nicole Winstanley.

The author also gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council and Ryerson University.