A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. - Umberto Eco

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Umberto Eco: "A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."

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Against	Book	Books	Clumsy
Creature	Devotes	Elements	Fears
Forces	Fragile	Hands	Librarian
Life	Mankind	Nature	Oblivion
Protects	Rodents	Suffers	Time
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