He walked his way to the library. There was a small wooden cabin at the end of the
stairs. Ayush entered and said, 'I suppose this belongs here.'
The manager took it from him and inspected it. His eyes opened wide.
'Oh yes, it does. Where did you find it?' asked the manager.
'In the Park. I found it lying in this briefcase,' answered Ayush.
'My God! We have been searching for it up and down the whole town. Do you
know what this is?' asked the manager.
'It’s the Bible,' said Ayush.
'Well, yes! But it's not just any ordinary Bible. It’s Gutenberg’s Bible ,' said the
manager.
Ayush didn’t know what that meant. So, the manager explained.
'The Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed with a moveable metal type
press, which was invented by Johann Gutenberg. It allowed printing of several
books in a short time.'
'So?' questioned Ayush.
'Only 48 copies of this book exist in the world today,' said the manager.
'Are you saying that this book is worth thousands of rupees?' asked Ayush.
'My dear Sir, in 1987, one of these books was auctioned at $ 4.9 million at
Christie’s, New York. What I'm saying is that this book is worth almost 30 crores;
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