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Local dad writes book, prints exactly one copy, asks $1 million
Danish author Abdel Seoud spent twelve months writing a book "with one reader in mind". Then he made sure there could only ever be one.
Live updates: The only copy is still on the table
- 0 min ago The book is still on the table. Our correspondent describes the scene as "calm".
- 7 min ago A cat walked past the book. Sources close to the cat say it was "routine".
- 19 min ago Viewers of the BookCam livestream report that the book "moved 2mm". This has not been verified.
- 33 min ago The lights flickered briefly. The book is fine.
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