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A room where strangers' thoughts wait patiently to become yours.

means A shop that sells books, usually staffed by someone who's read more of them than they'll ever admit.

from A plain compound of 'book' (from Old English 'boc,' originally meaning beech — the wood early Germanic peoples may have carved runes into) and 'shop' (from Old English 'sceoppa,' a booth or small structure for trade, related to German 'Schuppen,' a shed). No trick etymology here — just two sturdy old words stacked into a sign above a door.

origin
stocked scrolls before shelves existed
economics
thinnest margins in retail, survives on love
design flaw
you entered for one book
smell
vanillin from aging paper, scientifically proven pleasant
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