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Avril's full name gained "Tavis" between galleys and hardcover — "Avril Mondragon Tavis Incandenza, Ed.D., Ph.D." is a last-stage insertion.

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This is a renaming: the same material survives, but names or labels changed between draft and print.

In the galley proofs. The 1995 galley proofs: Avril Mondragon Incandenza — no "Tavis".

In the published book. Scene 170 (pp. 896–902; the p. 898 site)

Evidence. A single source reports this.

Bears on. This difference bears on the following open questions: Avril's separatist involvements; Mario's (and Hal's) paternity.

Further notes. The textual anchor tying Avril's name to Tavis was inserted at the very last revision stage — the Avril–Tavis kinship/marriage signal readers lean on was a deliberate late reinforcement, not long-standing copy. Pairs with diff-name-changes (Avril's whole identity was still "Constance Bilodeau" in the 1993 manuscript): her naming was under active revision from first draft to press.