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Assignment: VigiImte contained
seven starship designs that represented the work of Rob Dean, for
which hewas unfortunatelynot a&ited at the.time.The A: V adventure
was b a d on some ideas and settings IntheDiasporaseetorthatwere
written by Chuck Gannm, and although I obviously remembered
Chuek Gmnon In the YigilmtecredIts, I somehow failed to realize that
Rob Dean had produced the starshii In Chuck Gannon's material.
Thase designs, which formed the
basis of the visuailzatims created
by Rick muis!, myself, LaMonl
Fullertan, and Stew Bryant, were
an obvbusly i w r t a n t part of the
adventure. With the appearme8 of
Ray Van Tllburg's painting of the
Gmd Shlp 'Viggle" on the cover of
Challengesg,IunderstandthatRob
was again saddened al the oversight, and he was right to feel that
way. I hope that this late contxtion
can serve as a satisfactory apotogy.
With the recent publication of #le
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hope wa can b k fbrward to seeing
Rob's name anached to many new
shp designs.
I .alw understand that Rob and
his wib have just k r n e the parents of ababy boy, William Stewarl
Dean. Congratulations,
On a related issue, we have received a gent number of letters in
the pastfewmths, partkularlyfrom
Travellerfws.Time being vyhat It is
(in short supply), I have not been
able to respondto as many of these
letters as 1 wwld like, and if you ar?.
one of those who is still awaiting a
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the delay, and my assurancethat if I
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yw tor your obvious enthusiasm,
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