A bookstore in the centre of Petropolis, Brazil, has no choice but to throw away thousands of books after heavy rains flooded its underground stockroom. With the help of volunteers, shop owner Sandra Correa Neto cleans up with the hope of reopening soon but feels sad she is unable to donate a single book.

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