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Release Notes:

This story was first published in HTML format on the ASSTR website in September 2011.

The first self-publication of this story in PDF format has a publication date is 18 June 2014.

Punctuation, textual corrections and two additional footnotes added on 22 June 2017.

Additional textual corrections were made 15 January 2018.

Additional textual corrections were made 16 January 2018.

The Second Edition: with a publication date of 25 July 2019, is a major rewrite of the text. Content has been changed in a number of locations. Time frames have been adjusted. New text added and some text removed. Moved some text to footnotes and removed author's warning.

Proofreader corrections to the text following the posting of the second edition completed on 28 July 2019.

Corrected two textual errors on 30 March 2020.

Fixed a few technical errors on 24 December 2020.

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