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Nonfiction reference for animals, books or plants specific to a regional area.

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“ There is another important element pertinent to understanding this book, and that is a place within Dy5topia called 'The Void'. While we can, in some ways, describe and categorize Dy5topia just as we would our world, The Void escapes any such efforts. Consequently, we can only describe the inhabitants of The Void in terms of their appearance in Dy5topia as 'Interlopers'. ...more ”
― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar

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“ Chet Zar will be the first person to tell you that he does not know what Dy5topia is. He also does not know where it is, how it came to be, or why it exists. At first glance, this may seem like an odd introduction to a field guide, yet perhaps it is the most apropos. This is exactly where Chet and I began, and so it seems fitting that you should also begin in the same place. ”
― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar

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