Yes, I should have said not all publications are novels, not just books.

I took the survey. It asked if I was a published author, which I am, but then asked how many novels I have published and didn't give zero as an option. Not all books are novels. Just another note for the survey designer.

He just wanted to give rides to the local boys and maybe get a few gentle pets and fish snacks!

It has an unhappy ending: the locals got so sick of tourists/pilgrims coming to see the dolphin and eating all their food and leaving a mess, so they killed the dolphin.

I smell burnt toast. The medium IS the message!

If the Bible was on view since 2016 (which is hard to tell from the article) that already would have been much longer than objects made of paper are usually displayed, for their own preservation.

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I understand what you mean, but I don't think a lack of private funding would convince them that they made the wrong choice. They would also see that as a good thing.