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Flame » in reply to Sorry to hear about the loss

SF is just closed, not lost.

But thanks for the concern!

SF was pretty safe, because all the books are pretty much standard size. They were protected from the cascade of water, tiles and insulation from the ceiling by the shelving, which is now trash, but did its job admirably.

Parenting and children's books tend to be odd sizes (parenting because of the numerous handbooks published on different subjects), and they stick out of the ends of the shelves here and there. The sticky-outy ones make wonderful wicks to bring falling water into the interiors of bookcases, ruining many more bindings.

As I said to Tom, the section is closed because of destroyed furniture and unsafe conditions. The books themselves are OK, just sitting on flat carts looking lost and forlorn. They want to go home!

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