Copyright © 2006 by Peter Plate
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A version of chapter eighteen appeared in
San Francisco Noir
, Akashic Books 2005.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Plate, Peter.
eISBN : 978-1-609-80056-7
1. Ex-convictsâCaliforniaâSan FranciscoâFiction. 2. San Francisco (Calif.)âFiction. 3. Gay menâFiction. I. Title.
PS3566.L267S'.54âdc22 2006027383
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