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T RAILS M ERGE
by
Rachel Spangler
2008
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T RAILS M ERGE
© 2008 B Y R ACHEL S PANGL ER . A LL R IGHTS R ESERVED .
ISBN 10: 1-60282-039-2E
ISBN 13: 978-1-60282-039-5E
T HIS E LECTRONIC B OOK I S P UBLISHED B Y
B OLD S TROKES B OOKS , I NC .,
P. O. B OX 249
V ALLEY F ALLS , NY 12185
F IRST E DITION : D ECEMBER 2008
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. NAMES, CHARACTERS, PLACES, AND
INCIDENTS ARE THE PRODUCT OF THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATION OR
ARE USED FICTITIOUSLY. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL PERSONS,
LIVING OR DEAD, BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, EVENTS, OR LOCALES
IS ENTIRELY COINCIDENTAL.
THIS BOOK, OR PARTS THEREOF, MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY
FORM WITHOUT PERMISSION.
C REDITS
E DITORS : S HELLEY T HRASHER AND S TACIA S EAMAN
P RODUCTION D ESIGN : S TACIA S EAMAN
C OVER D ESIGN B Y S HERI (GRAPHICARTIST2020@HOTMAIL.COM)
Acknowledgments
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and the families we create. Like my characters, I am a part of many
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gets extra thanks this time for incorporating my own picture of a trails
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consider myself lucky to have as part of several of my families. I also
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of them in my life.
Last and most important is the family I’ve created. Susie, the love
of my life, you give me the strength and the inspiration to chase my
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may.
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