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All characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental but would be totally awesome.
Cover art and design by the daughter of Rudolf Strebel, who taught her to love clouds of all shapes and sizes, and placed in her (and her children now too) the obsession to take pictures of all clouds, even ones produced by raging forest fires in Yellowstone. She’s grateful she found a place to publish two of the photos from 2013, and to carry on Rudy’s hobby since Alzheimer’s has taken away his ability to do so. (Rudy died a month after this book was published.)
Clouds are sacred.
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Because the more you know
about the ways of the world,
the more you want to get away from it.
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A pronunciation guide to some of the more unusual names . . .
Nicko Mal— NEE-koh MAL
Querul—KWER-el
Idumea— i-doo-ME-uh
Hogal Densal— HOE-gal DENS-al
Mahrree Peto— MARR-ee PAY-toh
Cephas Peto— SEE-fus PAY-toh
Hycymum Peto— HIE-si-mum PAY-toh
Hierum— HIE-rum
Tuma Hifadhi— TOO-muh hi-FOD-hee
Sonoforen— sun-uv-OR-en
Terryp— TARE-up
Jaytsy— JAYT-see
Brisack— BRIZ-ak
Gizzada— gi-ZAH-duh
Shem Zenos—Shem ZEE-noss
Qualipoe Hili—KWAL-ee-poe HEE-lee
Hegek—HEG-ik
Kuman—KOO-min
Kindiri—kin-DEER-ee
Giyak—GUY-ak
Fadh—FOD
Jothan—JOH-thun
Asrar—AZ-rar
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Contents
Chapter 1 ~ “They’ve ruined him.”
Chapter 2 ~ “I know everything that goes on here in Edge.”
Chapter 3 ~ “May I have five minutes—”
Chapter 4 ~ “This is the worst Raining Season ever.”
Chapter 5 ~ “What did I almost do?”
Chapter 6 ~ “I’m an object of pity.”
Chapter 7 ~ “Is that my daughter out there?”
Chapter 8 ~ “It was a good night. All is well.”
Chapter 9 ~ “We are here to remember.”
Chapter 10 ~ “Tell me everything you know about Moorland.”
Chapter 11 ~ “Men, it’s our turn to go hunting!”
Chapter 12 ~ “Do you think I’m ready?”
Chapter 13 ~ “And then by tomorrow, we’ll have some very fascinating results.”
Chapter 14 ~ “You’re in a lot of trouble, Colonel Shin.”
Chapter 15 ~ “Seeing as how some people weren’t where they were supposed to be . . .”
Chapter 16 ~ “Who gives gifts like THIS?”
Chapter 17 ~ “He’s gone fishing, Thorne! He returns tomorrow!”
Chapter 18 ~ “Please, Mahrree, please. Stay for me.”