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On Reading
by Michael Pastore

Synchronicities -- meaningful coincidences -- always strike you at the most surprising times. A few weeks ago, sitting in my living room, I was thinking about the fate of America's 117,000 public libraries, endangered species that might one day become extinct. There are some people who are not troubled by this notion, and claim that the public buildings might easily be replaced a massive online library with search engines that could access every book. At this grim thought I noticed my bookshelves trembling and swaying with an ominous intent.
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