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    How do you cite a quote in a prolog of a book?
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    You would cite it the same way you would cite something in a chapter. It is part of the book. It gives the reader a bit of a hint of what's going on before the story actually starts.
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    How would I list quotations?
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    When listing citations in a bibliography, always go in alphabetical order, A-Z, by the last names.
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    How do I quote many chapters?
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    You cannot quote that much material directly, you would have to paraphrase it (put it in your own words). The citation method is the same whether you're paraphrasing or quoting.
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    [] What does this symbol mean in a quote?
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    The words within the brackets were added by the person who used the quote, i.e. the author of the main article. They indicate either a gap between two sentences joined together, or words added that are not part of the quote, or signify a change in capitalization of a word.
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