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want to thank my agent Faye Bender, who encouraged me to write “my book.” I want to recognize with special gratitude my editor Cheryl Klein for pushing the novel (and the author) to greater light. Finally, I would like to thank Jill Syverson-Stork, my wife, for her daily example of faith.
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