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  I took her in. I really did. And then I threw both arms up into the air, and the notes drifted out and up like more snow, like sugar, like moths.

  And so here I am. N. E. Bode, Author.

  I hand this story to you with reverence and diligence and a fat imagination and love,

  N. E. Bode

  About the Author

  The elusive and charming N. E. Bode writes from a secret locale beneath a giant, unmarked tree in the middle of Central Park. Some great works born from this hidden perch include THE ANYBODIES, THE NOBODIES, and THE SOMEBODIES. N. E. Bode would also like to mention the books of Julianna Baggott, trusted friend, who writes novels and poetry for grown-ups and lives in the Florida panhandle.

  You can visit N. E. Bode online at www.theanybodies.com.

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  ALSO BY N. E. BODE

  THE ANYBODIES

  THE NOBODIES

  THE SOMEBODIES

  Credits

  Jacket art © 2007 by Brandon Dorman

  Jacket design by Joel Tippie

  Copyright

  THE SLIPPERY MAP. Text copyright © 2007 by Julianna Baggott. Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Brandon Dorman. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  Adobe Digital Edition April 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-190601-5

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