Author’s Note

PART 1:
Origin Stories

PART 2:
Gold Hill

PART 3:
Windows

PART 4:
Geese

PART 5:
Gift

Acknowledgments
Works Cited
About the Author

Table of Contents

Author’s Note

PART 1:
Origin Stories

PART 2:
Gold Hill

PART 3:
Windows

PART 4:
Geese

PART 5:
Gift

Acknowledgments
Works Cited
About the Author

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