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Notes
a Spelling conjectural.
b This is the clearest indicator of early infection. Unfortunately, standard medbooths and quarantine checkpoints are not equipped for the detection of stereo isomers. N’Am-wide equipment upgrades are ongoing, but will take at least six months to complete.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously
MAELSTROM
Copyright © 2001 by Peter Watts
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Watts, Peter.
Maelstrom / Peter Watts.
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“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-2053-7
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1. Tsunamis—Fiction. 2. Revenge—Fiction. 1. Title.
PR9199.3.W386 M34 2001
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