Can't cross dissolve on two cuts

Hi
This is probably dumb simple to solve, but I can't figure it out at the moment. I have edited and rendered a number of sequences. I now want to put the sequences together, tagging them together with simple cross-dissolves. So, I made a brand new sequence (let's call it Z), then dragged down two rendered sequences (A & B) to the new Z timeline. When I try to make a cross dissolve between the two sequences (A & B), the cross-dissolve feature will only go forward from the 'In" point of Sequence B. It won't allow me to grab any portion of the end of sequence A. I'm quite certain I've done this before, so I can't figure out what the problem is. By the way, FCP will let me cross dissolve between the end of sequence A and a new unrendered clip -- but not between sequences.
I've got a ton of sequences to tag together for a project, so I'm looking for some help!
FCP 5.1.4
Imac G5
Mac OSX 10.4.10

Stolen from the Final Cut Pro User Manual

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