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That accomplished, she scuttled back toward the cooking fire lest her tasty lizards scorch.

Intoxicated with satisfaction, weak from joy, again she referred to Max’s notebook of codes. Perfect as this moment was—the precious finger lodged deep inside her, the stewed skinks bubbling deliciously, the flames warming her nude, astonishingly beguiling body—even this scene could be improved upon.

With tired, trembling, happy fingers she punched a few more buttons on the controller.

What took place next was only a nanobot-induced hallucination, but Penny could see it, smell it, feel it.

A robust, strapping figure emerged from the snowstorm and stood brazenly unclothed in the cave’s mouth. His dancing blue eyes filled with lust. His impressive, freckled-pink manhood swung heavily between his legs. And a handsome Ron Howard swaggered boldly toward her.

The author would like to acknowledge the following visionaries for their unflagging faith and support of the arts. May the tantric gods visit you with frequent, pulse-pounding, sweat-soaked episodes of full release as you slumber.

Mallory Moss

Katie Dodd

William Klayer

Kasey Bossert

Ian W. Arsenault

Halle Kasper

Megan McCrary

Mandy Boles

Kyle Becker

Adam Stratton

Donald Hugo III

Chuck Crittenden

Peter Wollesen

Stephanie Jean Ray

Nicole Doro

Valeriya Kulchikhina

Meghan Sherar

Angelena Bigham

Zachary Glenn Harbaugh

Andrew G. Gahol

Peter Osborn

Christopher Seevers

Kerstynn Lane

Michael John Silvin

Mandy Marez

Joe Wilson

Wessly Ford

Stephanie Wiley

Patrick D. O’Connor

Henry S. Rosenthal

Brian Manning

Parker Cross

Margaret Dennison

Sharon Leong

Kevin Stevulak

Charlotte O’Neil Golden

Michael Anderson-McGee

Katie McCartney

Jacquelyn Nicole Tawney

Gary Eaton

Mike Parkinson

Dustin Schultz

Gina Chernoby

Michele McDaniel

Jake Richard

Ryan O’Neill

George Washington Anderson III

Aysha Martinez

Trev Pierce

John Hardenstine

Bettina Holbrook

Michael Bowhay

Mark V. Paulis

Kevin Sharp

Patricia Scott Petey Wells

Mike Hardin

Thomas Wayne Harvey

Andrew Greenblatt

Elizabeth C. Nichols

Brian Foster

Bryce Haynes

Tatianna Abastoflor

Ronald Green, Jr.

Alisha Ohl

Cody Maasen

Bryan Kraig Ward

Jessica Dugan

Matthew A. Eller

Meredith Alder

Tiffany Joy Atencio

Kyle Adamski

John Michel

Quentin R. Voglund

James Bendos

Gabriel Cesana

Jason W. Bohrer

Shane Gollihue

Scott Trulock

Aaron Blake Flynn

Brett Kerns

Juliet Walker

Kristina Valencia

James P. Giacopelli

Karen Zacconi

Sean K. Smith

Rita Su

Will Tupper

Michael Pedrosa

Russ Robertson

Tag

Samantha Jade Schnee

Rubyann Baybo

Yassaman Tarazkar

Shereen Lombardi

Ashley Blaike Ralph

Mike Dyson

Lorne Sherman

Patti Vanty-McKinley

Shaun Sharma

Christine Strileckis

Chuck Palahniuk
is the author of thirteen bestselling novels—
Doomed
,
Damned
,
Tell-All
,
Pygmy
,
Snuff
,
Rant
,
Haunted
,
Diary
,
Lullaby
,
Choke
,
Invisible Monsters
,
Survivor
, and
Fight Club
—which have sold more than five million copies in the United States. He is also the author of
Fugitives and Refugees
, published as part of the Crown Journey Series, and the nonfiction collection
Stranger Than Fiction
. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit him on the Web at
chuckpalahniuk.net
.

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