What sort of academic narrative loves to visit the doctor because it has a splitting spine?
A textbook
This riddle plays on the physical anatomy of a book used in class and human medical conditions. Books have a binding known as a spine, and if that spine breaks or splits, the literary volume requires a trip to the library book hospital.
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