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<\/p>\nSnagged off Twitter this morning:
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It’s all true. One of these days, one of my favorite archivists might have a tale to share.<\/p>\n
And for my librarian friends: if you work at a college or university and have to teach first-year students how to use the library, can you explain that they will be working with spirits?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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