ðə jˌuːˈɛs ᵻdˈɪʃən hɐz ɐ fˈaɪnəl tʃˈæptɚ nˌɑːt pɹˈɛzənt ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ vˈɜːʒən; ɹˈæŋkɪn hɐz ɛksplˈeɪnd ðæt hɪz nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈoʊpən, æmbˈɪɡjuːəs kəŋklˈuːʒən ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl tˈɛkst.
The US edition has a final chapter not present in the UK version; Rankin has explained that his North American publisher objected to the open, ambiguous conclusion of the original text.