Authors: Douglas Preston
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About the Authors
By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. In particular, all government agencies or entities, scientific installations, and corporations, along with their personnel and/or employees, are fictitious or used fictitiously.
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ISBN 978-0-446-56435-9
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