To Phyllis Grann, finally,
and as always, for my wife, Jamie,
and my children, Lily and Nicholas.
gnome (nōm)n.Folklore any of a race of small, misshapen, dwarflike beings, supposed to dwell in the earth and guard its treasures
WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY
“Suppressing the past is a tradition in Switzerland.”
JEANZIEGLER
THE SWISS, THE GOLD,AND THE DEAD