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TO THE MEMORY OF

ESPERANZA ORTEGA MUÑOZ HERNANDEZ ELGART,

MI ABUELITA.

BASKETS OF GRAPES TO MY EDITOR,

TRACY MACK, FOR PATIENTLY WAITING

FOR FRUIT TO FALL.

ROSES TO OZELLA BELL, JESS MARQUEZ,

DON BELL, AND HOPE MUÑOZ BELL

FOR SHARING THEIR STORIES.

SMOOTH STONES AND YARN DOLLS TO

ISABEL SCHON, PH.D., LETICIA GUADARRAMA,

TERESA MLAWER, AND MACARENA SALAS

FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE.