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      First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis 1959

      Published in Penguin Books 1963

      Copyright © Ray Bradbury 1959

       Cover design by Mike Topping.

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      Ray Bradbury asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © JULY 2014 ISBN: 9780007539819

      Version: 2019–01–15

       Dedication

      FOR

      RUPERT HART-DAVIS

      IN MEMORY OF

      THE TERRIBLE SKIRMISH

      THE TEMPORARY LOSS

      BUT OUR INEVITABLE VICTORY

      AT THE MIRABELLE