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The 'Preamble' chapter serves as a legal and formal disclaimer clarifying that the stories within the book are fictional and any resemblance to real entities is coincidental. It also provides detailed publication information, including copyright, authorship, edition, and cataloging data, establishing the book's bibliographic identity and intellectual property rights.

This chapter contains only publication and copyright information for Ken MacLeod's works, including 'Divisions,' 'The Cassini Division,' and 'The Sky Road.' It clarifies that the novel is a work of fiction and provides bibliographic details such as ISBN numbers and publisher information.

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This chapter contains the copyright and publication information for 'The Ringworld Engineers' by Larry Niven, including details about the publisher, copyright dates, ISBN, and edition history. It also includes a note about unauthorized sale of coverless books and credits for the map illustrator.