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I dare anyone to find a source for this story which does not derive from Mr. Ellis's little book.

The book is in print. Has been for over a hundred years, unlike your own prose. You have found a refutation of Ellis' work?

[Huck]

The book is in print. Has been for over a hundred years

Is that your standard? So Captain Ahab was real. Treasure Island, too. Right?