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A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree. The leaf had been pressed in between pages. “Momma, look what I found”, the boy called out. “What have you got there, dear?” his mother asked. With astonishment in the young boy’s voice he answered:…

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British Museum’s Not-So-Original Problem Inspires ‘Provocative’ Prize-Winning Tale About a Replica

British Museum’s Not-So-Original Problem Inspires ‘Provocative’ Prize-Winning Tale About a Replica. Piyumi Kapugeekiyana’s literary triumph dives deep into the thorny issues of repatriation and cultural ownership, but here’s the kicker: it’s all told through the eyes of a replica of the goddess T?r?. ? Talk about meta-commentary! The winning story’s title, ‘The Original Is Not Here,’ pretty much sums up the entire debate in one perfectly cheeky phrase. ? It seems even fictional statues are getting in on the act…

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