Sleeping Beauties

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Copyright © 2017 by Stephen King and Owen King

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ISBN 978-1-5011-6340-1

ISBN 978-1-5011-6342-5 (ebook)

“Born A Woman.” Words and Music by Martha Sharp. Copyright © 1956 Painted Desert Music Corp. Copyright Renewed. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC.

“The Auld Triangle,” from The Quare Fellow, by Brendan Behan. Copyright © 1956 Estate of Brendan Behan, reprinted by kind permission of the Estate of Brendan Behan and The Sayle Literary Agency.

“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.” Words and Music by Warren Zevon. Copyright © 1976 ZEVON MUSIC. Copyright Renewed. All Rights Administered by SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC.