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6 September 2010

Posted by Tim Jones

Library unscathed

While some buildings in Christchurch suffered a lot of damage in Saturday's earthquake, others, often close by, escaped with none. Within the Gallery library, some shelves and filing cabinets were emptied, but this tower of books was exactly as a I left it on Friday afternoon.

I draw no grand conclusions from this other than the self-evident truth that earthquakes and their effects remain entirely unpredictable.

Tim Jones

Librarian

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