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Thus, we have visualized our task not as one of preparing the 

 final word on the frogs of Colombia but rather as bringing together 

 what is now known and making such knowledge available in a single 

 volume. If this report makes the study of Colombian frogs easier in 

 the future than it has been in the past, then this labor of love is not 

 without value and no further apology is necessary. 



