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   Jorge Stolfi (jorgestolfi@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 07:08:03 JST Jorge Stolfi

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   • John Overholt

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   I read somewhere that UK librarians already studied the issue, and put those books back on the shelves -- because "they are safe, just don't lick the covers".

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     John Overholt (overholt@glammr.us)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 07:08:04 JST John Overholt

     Many libraries are reviewing their collections for telltale green bindings that could hold a dangerous surprise for today’s readers—arsenic. https://smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/2024/12/30/identifying-arsenical-books/