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She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.Joe Hill
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I love the smell of old books, ” Mandy sighed, inhaling deeply with the book pressed against her face. The yellow pages smelled of wood and paper mills and mothballs.Rebecca McNutt
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He found himself in a room not unlike the shop. All books again, packed tight on shelves or laying in piles on every surface. It was a cozy room, for all that ; it smelled of warm, rich words and very deep thoughts.Jenny Nimmo
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They stopped next at a bookstore. "Oh, what a delicious smell of new books! " said Ellen, as they entered. "Mamma, if it wasn't for one thing, I should say I never was so happy in my life.Susan Bogert Warner