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Epilogue.

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  • The afterword is by Isao Takahata, long-time collaborator of Miyazaki and co-founder of Studio Ghibli.
  • The book ends with a superb finish: an afterword from the great Willie Mays, as he recounts some of his memories as a Giant.
  • It’s true that the afterword is set at an eye-strainingly small size.
  • She hopes to publish the afterword in a periodical.
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  • "Afterward(s)" means after a while or subsequent, while an "afterword" is an epilogue or short conclusion to a book or novel.
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