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"It seemed obvious The place was in disrepair, it was a question of losing a few unused books to save the many It should have been an easy decision"

Gaive up the few to save the many From a distance it seeht see the big picture, but not the whole picture, youwas seen, from a distance

"Did the opposition surprise you?" Gamache asked

Tom Hancock hesitated "I was disappointed , but it needn’t die out It’s on the cusp It could go either way It’s crucial right now to keep the institutions alive They’re the anchors of any community" He hesitated a moment, not happy with his choice of words "No, not the anchors The harbors The places people go and know they’re safe"

Safe, thought Gamache How primal that was, hoerful What would people do to preserve a safe harbor? They’d do what they’d done for centuries What the French had done to save Québec, what the English had done to take it What countries do to protect their borders, what individuals do to protect their homes

They kill To feel safe It alain "It’s vital to hear your own language, to see it written, to see it valued That’s one of the reasons I was so glad to be asked to sit on the Literary and Historical Society board To try to save the institution"

"Do they share your concern?"

"Oh yes, they all kno precarious it is The debate is really how best to keep the institutions going The Lit and His, the Anglican cathedral, this church, the high school and nursing home The CBC The newspaper They’re all threatened"

The youngeyes of a zealot, not Renaud or Champlain or Chiniquy eyes, but the eyes of soreater than himself A simple desire to help

"Everyone’s sincere, it’s just a question of strategy Soe is ill save them, but they all know their backs are to the cliff"

"The Plains of Abrahalish only won the first skire plan"