Beetle Juice (26 page)

So if you should encounter a ladybug, take a good look at her. She just might be a fractal scarab masquerading as a ladybug to avoid the complications that discovery of her real nature might generate. If you look hard enough to penetrate the illusion, you might see a living Mandelbrot set. If you cultivate her acquaintance, she might even lend you her telepathy. But probably not.

And a note of appreciation: for Rudy Reyes, who proofread the manuscript, catching a number of errors I had missed.

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I don't yet know whether there will be further Trail Mix sequels. That depends on the reception of the first two novels. But it's been fun getting together for these.

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Copyright © 2011 by Piers Anthony

ISBN: 978-1-4976-5726-7

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