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This book is a work of nonfiction based on the author’s personal experiences, recollections, records, and interpretations of events occurring primarily during the early 1980s. It reflects the author’s perspective as understood at the time and as recalled thereafter. Memory is inherently subjective, and while reasonable efforts have been made to present events accurately, certain details—including dates, dialogue, sequences, and characterizations—may differ from the recollections or interpretations of others.

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