ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks to all the contributors,
as well as those who helped with advice,
permissions and other kindnesses,
including David Drake, George Vanderburgh,
Karen Anderson, Chris Lotts, Jolie Hale,
Bud Webster, Tony Daniel, and David Afsharirad.
And to Toni Weisskopf,
whose idea the whole thing was.
Jingle, jingle.
For Susan Palermo
This will be the last Christmas Present I can give you.
I hope you would have enjoyed it. Farewell, old friend.