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> which I don't think is published any more

Isn't it? Not sure about today but I bought a copy maybe 10 years ago after never having seen it for sale in living memory before that. It did come with some wrapping around the front that said it was of its time though.

I got a new French copy more recently than that as well (can't remember when exactly but it may have been in the last two years).

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the new version is censored. they removed things like blowing up the rhino with dynamite

I just checked my French and English copies - the black and white edition was first translated to English in 1991 and the coloured edition was first translated to English in 2005.

The coloured editions seem to be the same in both languages except for the rhino encounter (plus the English edition having a content warning before page 1). I believe the changed rhino encounter was initially done for the Dutch translation many years ago.

Shame, it's one of the funniest ways to blow up a rhino!

If you haven't seen the video of them blowing up a whale, have I got a treat for you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34

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