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2018-05-03

Doesnâ€™t the word â€˜eitherâ€™ in the opening phrase make A and B explicity exclusive?

Stefan
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2018-05-03

@Stefan: It's possible that that was intended but it's not completely clear. If that was the intention, I stick to my point that it's odd that the other story can be published alongside these two.

Matthew
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