Can't select text or expand text box

Hi, everyone.
I have a Page Layout document that exhibiting some odd behavior under Pages 3.0.2.
Everything is ungrouped and unlocked. "Make master objects selectable" is on, although I don't think I made any of the objects master objects.
I can't select a text box using the mouse. The only way to get at the text is to perform a find. When the text is selected via the find I then have a cursor and can manipulate the text.
Also, the plus sign handle isn't responding to the mouse, so I can't expand the box. Very frustrating.
This seems very much like a bug, yes?
-André

Hi, Jerrold.
I thought of that, too, but choosing Select All selects every object except the one giving me the trouble. Also, there seems to be no evidence of another object over laying.
Ok, I just tried something slightly different that did the trick.
When the cursor is on the background, choosing Select All does nothing (yep, nothing, even though I can type). If I purposefully select an object, THEN choose Select All, all the objects get selected, except for the "problem" one.
But I noticed a menu item called "Make Background Objects Selectable." Choosing that gave the "problem" object handles and I am now able to edit it.
It seems that Select All wasn't doing what I expected, and that was the broken link in the chain.
Thank you!!
(And a public thank you to Dennis, too. Who correctly diagnosed the problem and sent back a working file. Awesome community.)

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