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Many are scoffing at the protesters, but the Bank of England is caving to the pressure.

Are many people scoffing? Yes, many people are scoffing. Who are they scoffing at? They are scoffing at the protesters.

They are saying, “This issue has only just come to light, and the Bank did not know about it when the contract was signed.”

What are they saying has just come to light? They are saying this issue has just come to light.

They are now working on a replacement solution that does not use animal products.

What kind of replacement solution are they working on? They are working on a replacement solution that does not use animal products.

In early societies, people are agreeing that certain things are useful as money because those things are inherently useful.

Why are those things useful as money? They are useful as money because they are inherently useful.

Things like livestock or salt are being used for food or to preserve food, so using them to trade for other things is natural.

What things are being used for food or to preserve food? Livestock and salt are being use for food or to preserve food.

But other times, people are choosing forms of money that have no inherent value, except for the fact that they are rare.

Are people always choosing forms of money that have inherent value? No, people aren’t always choosing forms of money that have inherent value.

The people of the island of Yap in the South Pacific are using giant stones as money.

Which people are using stones as money? The people of the island of Yap in the South Pacific are using stones as money.

They are making these disc shaped stones from limestone, which are varying in size.

Are they making these stones the same size? No, they aren’t making these stones the same size. They are varying in size.

These stones are coming from an island hundreds of miles away.

Where are these stones coming from? These stones are coming from an island hundreds of miles away.

The people from Yap are working very hard at bringing the stones home on small boats made from bamboo.

Who is working very hard? The people of Yap are working very hard. Are they working hard at selling the stones? No, they aren’t working hard at selling the stones. They are working very hard at bringing the stones home.

To make them easier to transport, they are carving the stones into disc shapes with a hole in the middle.

What shape are they carving the stone into? They are carving the stones into disc shapes with a hole in the middle.

They are putting a bamboo pole through the hole so groups of men can carry it on their shoulders.

What are they putting through the hole? They are putting a bamboo pole through the hole. Why are they putting a bamboo pole through the hole? They are putting a bamboo pole through the hole so groups of men can carry it on their soldiers.