I would like to apologize for what's contained in this book.

We all process grief in our own ways, and I think the creation of this story was mine.

I hope that some of you will understand the message I am trying to convey in these pages.

If so, I hope they resonate with you.

If you find yourself in the same place I was in when I wrote these words, I encourage you to seek out the people you love and to hold them close.....

Felodesa must be avoided at all costs.

-- Benjamin Bearly