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Well done! The use of second person put me right in that moment, right in that library.

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Such a brilliant story, Oleg - a really great read!

I remember visiting Chartwell, Winston Churchill's house near Westerham, Kent, many years ago. In his study, with its floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, were some soft toys - a panda, a dog, just ordinary little stuffed animals - dotted here and there between the books. I thought these were great but incongruous, and asked the attendant guide why they were there. 'Those were from his grandchildren: Churchill used them to mark where he'd taken books out.' I thought that was a great idea for someone with so many books!

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Haha, that's brilliant!

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I thought you'd like it!

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Absolutely wonderful!

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YES. The elementary school librarian insisted all kids use dividers every single time they even so much as touched the spine of a book, and in retrospect considering how chaotic children are, it's a brilliant tool for organization. I also had the issue with burning through the kids section and needing permission to go into the adult section, and with wanting to borrow too many.

That said I never had a librarian I would describe as Soviet.

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This story is fantastic. It’s so different from other things I read

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Beautiful

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I agree completely with Trilety! This is amazing.

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