ɐ lˈaɪn ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðə fˈaɪnəl nˈɑːvəl wʊdhɐv ɛksplˈeɪnd ðætðə tˈiːzˈʌn klˈoʊnd ðə mˈæstɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mək ɪntˈiːzᵻz nˈɑːvəl fˈɜːst fɹʌntˈɪɹ, ɛksplˈeɪnɪŋ ðə kˌɑːntɹədˈɪktɚɹi stˈoːɹiz fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ðə mˈæstɚ sˈɛt ˈæftɚ sɚvˈaɪvəl.
A line removed from the final novel would have explained that the Tzun cloned the Master during McIntee's's novel First Frontier, explaining the contradictory stories featuring the Master set after Survival.