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Doesn’t the word ‘either’ in the opening phrase make A and B explicity exclusive?
Stefan
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@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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