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Part 3 of 3 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here)

Harold had planned to quit after A Mighty Fortress, but there was another story to be told, and a few months later, in late 2005, I found a manuscript in my mail. I opened it, smelling the heavy aroma of tobacco and old paper as I set my eyes upon a draft of The Brigade, Harold’s fourth Northwest novel. I agreed to be one of the proofreaders, and got to work.