Palimpsest solution

Monday 21 September 2026

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The line

The chair would not be drawn into conversation.

Dickens, Pickwick Papers

The answer

Grammatically a refusal to speak; anatomically, a confession of pure upholstery.

he had no bones

Bonus round

Theme: What the chair lacked

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