The Blue Kind

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THE BLUE KIND ii T h e B l u e K i n d THE BLUE iii KIND © 2012 by Switchgrass Books, an imprint of Northern Illinois University Press Published by the Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Manufactured in the United States using acid-free paper All Rights Reserved Design by Shaun Allshouse This is a work of fiction.All characters are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Born, Kathryn. The blue kind / Kathryn Born. p. cm. Summary:“A dystopian drug—fantasy—brimming with a labyrinth plot and indelible characters—that unfold in the apocalyptic debris of an all but unrecognizable American city.”— Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-87580-682-2 (pbk.) — ISBN 978-1-60909-067-8 (electronic) I. Title. PS3602.O763B58 2012 813’.6—dc23 2012030518 This one is for Amy. And for Kaia. This page intentionally left blank THE BLUE KIND ...