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Acknowledgments I would like to thank the University of Missouri Research Board and the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Council for supporting me in the completion of this book. I am also deeply grateful to Hellmut Ammerlahn and Jane K. Brown, both of whom gave me valuable feedback on earlier phases of this project. Here in Missouri, Roger Cook and Carsten Strathausen have offered much practical advice and provided me with ideal working conditions. Finally, I owe a special debt to Megan andAidan for putting up with my strange habits and morbid preoccupations. vii ...

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