Swedrami: According to the man himself:
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As soon as the manual is done it's going to additional venues."
He promised the game for how many years? 17? 11? 22?
He's been promising the manual since release.
Even if he ever gets around to it, there's no guarantee that Clive and GOG can make an agreement.
I finally bought the game, now that it's come down in price permanently (which Clive said would never happen) and was on sale for $10 (another thing Clive said would never happen).
$10 is not so bad for this game. $30-something on release was a bad deal and I'm glad I refunded my initial purchase.