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1. East Asia; Map
2. North Korea; Map
3. Central Pyongyang; Critical introduction from Adam Zulawnik; Source text introduction by Lim Il; Acknowledgements; Translation Teams; 1. Kim Shin-jo | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ pastor;
2. Ahn Chan-il | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ chairman of Sungy Dongji association;
3. Chon Chol-woo | Exchange student in Germany ∞ president of Gohyang FS;
4. Kang Chol-hwan | Yodok Prison Camp inmate ∞ chairman of the North Korea Strategy Center;
5. Im Young-sun | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ chairman of the Committee for the Nine Northern Korean Provinces; Special column: South Korean defectors and North Korean defector-residents;
6. Kim Tae-bom | North Korean logger in Russia ∞ director of the Peace Unith Korea Defectore Alliance;
7. Kang Myung-do | Premier Kang Sung-san’s son-in-law ∞ university professor;
8. Cho Myung-chul | Teacher at Kim Il-Sung university ∞ member of the 19th National Assembly (2012), politician;
9. Ahn Myeong-cheol | Security guard in the Korean People's Army ∞ president of NK Watch;
10. Jeong Seong-san | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ musical director; Special column: North Korean defector-residents and naming problems;
11. Rhee Min-bok | Agricultural researcher ∞ leader of anti-North Korean balloon propaganda program;
12. Han Yong-su | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ first North Korean metro train operator;
13. Jeong Nam | Railway worker ∞ president of Glov Co., Ltd. (sunflower oil producer);
14. Shim Ju-il | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ head of North Korean Soldiers of Christ Association;
15. Kim Seong-min | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ founder and president of Free North Korea Radio; Special column: Arrival support and benefits;
16. Park Sang-hak | trader ∞ chairperson of Fighters for a Free North Korea;
17. Hong Sun-kyung | North Korean envoy to Thailand ∞ North Korea expert;
18. Joo Myung-shin | University teacher ∞ chairperson of North Korean Defector Artists’ Association;
19. Park Kwang-il | Middle school teacher ∞ chair of Youth Forum of North Korea Democratization;
20. Song Byeok | Jik’gwan seondong (propaganda) operative ∞ artist; Special column: Displaced persons and North Korean defector-residents;
21. Kim Tae-san | President of Joseon-Czech joint footwear venture ∞ North Korea expert;
22. Joo Seung-hyun | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ university professor;
23. Kim Heung-kwang | University teacher ∞ director of the North Korean Intellectuals Solidarity;
24. Jeon Ju-myeong | Youth worker ∞ president of Unity Preparations North Korean Defectors’ Association;
25. Park Seong-jin | University student ∞ Sohaegeum musician; Special column: North Korean defector-residents and South Korean politics;
26. Park Myung-ho | Party loyalist ∞ first North Korean defector-resident diver;
27. Ji Seong-ho | Disabled youth ∞ president of NAUH;
28. Lee Ung-gil | University student ∞ president of Saeteomin Lounge;
29. Jang Se-yul | University teacher ∞ president of Gyeore’eol Unification Solidarity;
30. Choi Hyeon-jun | Protection agent ∞ president of Unification Future Solidarity; Special column: Other notable North Korean defector-residents;
31. Kim In-chul | Trader ∞ president of Jiwon Publishing;
32. Im Kang-jin | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ private business owner;
33. Thae Yong-ho | North Korean minister in the UK ∞ North Korea expert; Afterword from the author;
34. Exclusive interview with author Lim Il | Construction worker in Kuwait ∞ writer; Select bibliography