open them, books smell earlier time leaking pages – a special odor kno — Haruki Murakami, Kafka Shore

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When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages – a special odor of the knowledge and emotions that for ages have been calmly resting between the covers. Breathing it in, I glance through a few pages before returning each book to its shelf.

Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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