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Originally Posted by dlish
i also cant throw away books..i can give them away, but throwing away a book that someone else can possibly benefit from is a grave sin.
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I can't say I believe in sin. But I think the horrific act of throwing away a book---no matter how "trashy"---is an attack on civilization as we know it.
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