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BOOK OF SIIADOWS. #2, May zoo6, Published by Image Comics, Inc., Office of publication: r94z Universiq'-{\enue. Suite 3o5, Berkeley, California 947o4 and Desperado Publishing, 5r South Peachtree Street, Suite 8, Norcross, CA 3oo71. Coplright ! 2006 Mark Chadbourn. All rights reserued. BOOK OF SHADOWS'" (including all prominent characters featured herein). its logo and all character likenesses are trademarks of Mark Chadbourn, unless othemise noted. Image Comics@ is a trademark of lmage Comics. Inc. Desperado and its logos are'" and @ zoo6 by Desperado Publishing Company, Inc. All rights resewed. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means (except for short excerpts for review purposes) rrithout the erpru rr ritten
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