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  THE FIRE OF LIFE.

  The nudge of Providence has come to me through many

  people, including Thomas Merton, Michael Carden,

  John Ryan, Ada Saichy, and, always, Rennie.

  This book is dedicated to them.

  Only slaves love being powerful.

  HANS ERICH NOSSACK

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Daniel Quinn’s first book, Ishmael, won the Turner

  Tomorrow Fellowship, a prize for fiction presenting creative and positive solutions to global problems. He is also the author of My Ishmael, The Story of B, and (with Tom Whalen) A Newcomer’s Guide to the Afterlife.