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Sep 2022
36m 7s

The Librarian

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Our story tonight is called “The Librarian” and it’s a story about the quiet of the closed-up library at the end of the day. It’s also about the books that sometimes get overlooked on the top shelf, a string of lights over an outdoor table, and knowing what your next book will be.

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