Speechless..... :`( ...well, almost
The link doesn't work for me, Laurence, but what you quoted was plenty...
Loss of life prompts regret, grief and anger, but this loss, only sorrow. Libraries have burned before, some from carelessness, some from mindless violence, some from act of God, some from political pragmatism, some as part of a more widespread tragedy and some from spite. Regardless of the reason, the voices from the past thus silenced and forgotten are legion.
Regards--
Mary Anne