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When
I was in Hungary recently, doing a Q&A session, a fan raised his
hand and said rabbits hadn't been introduced to the UK and Ireland
until the 12th century by Normans, so how could I explain their presence in Bec,
which was set in 6th century Ireland?!? I said I'd investigate, and I
have, and to my chagrin he was right -- curse his historically accurate
eyes!!!! It's not a biggie in terms of the story (and none of our own
fine British and Irish scholars have noted it since the book came out a
year and a half ago!), but I do always like to get my facts straight
(except when it suits the story better -- e.g. in Cirque Du Freak
I describe Madam Octa as breathing in and out; in fact, spiders don't
do that, but it was a nice creepy image, so I left it in!!), so I've
instructed my editor to slightly alter the book the next time it's
reprinted, to remove all references to rabbits!!!! My own fault for not
double-checking my research, I know, but I just assumed the little
blighters had always been hopping around the place!!!! But, as Bas
always says, "To assume makes an ASS of U and ME!!!!!"
This reminds me of why I prefer not to set my stories in a specific
time or place -- if you keep things vague, facts can't come back to
bite you on the ass!!!! 
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