A sharp argument based on SYSC10.1 - conflict of interest - might be sufficient to shred that.

Perhaps you're right about a Chinese Wall - but as they tend to be made of paper in real life, it doesn't take much to get through it. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf.There is always a bit of the poetic licence in these articles, I agree. Spine The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. Tight Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use. Reading Copy Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. Flap(s) The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. Jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps.

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