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[decideformyself]

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[vaframenti]

Have you heard of the British Library in London? I imagine you'd find it to be a fantastical place. It houses over one hundred fifty million items, some of the most rare including the very last manuscript copy of the poem Beowulf, a notebook owned by Leonardo Da Vinci himself and various religious texts dating as far back as 2000 BC. The earliest dated book in the world, known as the Diamond Sutra, also resides there. It was printed in 868 during the era of China's Tang Dynasty.

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[decideformyself]

[ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

incredible

ive never heard of a library like that!! [ he takes extra care to add those exclamation marks ]

london is in england correct?

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[vaframenti]

I've known of it since I was young. Going there was somewhat of a childhood dream.

It is indeed.

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[decideformyself]

did you ever get to go

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[vaframenti]

Eventually. I was roughly seventeen at the time, if I recall. That would be near your age, yes?

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[decideformyself]

perhaps

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[vaframenti]

You're unsure?

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[decideformyself]

i dont know

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[vaframenti]

My apologies.

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[decideformyself]

why are you apologizing

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[vaframenti]

I assume you find the subject unpleasant, therefore my apology is for bringing it up.

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[decideformyself]

oh

im used to it, but thank you i suppose

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[vaframenti]

Perhaps in time it is a mystery that will be revealed to you. It's something to hope for, if nothing else.

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[decideformyself]

perhaps

tell me more about this library

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[vaframenti]

Certainly.

The library as its own organization was founded in 1973, a direct result of the British Library Act of 1972; originally, it was a division of the British Museum. For quite a while the library was split among several buildings, but eventually it was consolidated to one building for a time during the late 90's to early 2000's, however items of less popularity were eventually moved to a facility in Yorkshire.

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[decideformyself]

amazing! i cant imagine a library that big.., how many books are there

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[vaframenti]

I believe the total was nearing 14 million.

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[decideformyself]

[ give him a moment, he's just going to freak out over how INCREDIBLE THAT IS ]

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[vaframenti]

My sentiments exactly.