Mr. X. Peter Straub

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction.

      The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      HarperCollinsPublishers 2000

      First published in the USA by

      Random House, Inc. 1999

      Copyright © Peter Straub 1999

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      Source ISBN: 9780002261425

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