title: A Story of River
author:  Lana Axe 
description: Lana Axe lives in the Missouri countryside surrounded by dogs, cats, birds and reptiles. She spends most of her free time daydreaming about elves, magic, and far-away lands.
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  **A Story of River**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Tales from Nōl’Deron_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Text copyright © 2013 Lana Axe
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover art by Michael Gauss
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  _For Dad, my hero._
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Table
  
  
  of Contents**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0000_split_004.html#_Toc356562985)
  
  
  
  
  
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