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That same evening, Roll brought Almeida and his wife to the basement of 12 Arrow St., where he had been spending his days preparing Lame Duck Books for its opening. There were still boxes everywhere, he recalled yesterday, some filled with old, rare books, and others with champagne that had been delivered in advance of the grand opening celebration...
...Roll said he brought out the Borges manuscripts, opened one of the bottles of warm champagne, and set up some boxes as seating for him and his guests. The three of them sat among the still-packed books, “smoking the night away,” talking about Borges, and examining the manuscripts...
...Library of Babel” and “Pierre Menard” were among them. Now, Roll says, he can only hope that they will be recovered...
...manuscripts, "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote," and "The Library of Babel," had last been seen on Nov. 12 at a fair in Hamburg, Germany and longtime bookstore employee Saúl Roll said he discovered that the manuscripts were missing...
...Roll said the manuscripts, which Lame Duck has owned for four years, are probably the only original copies of the stories. The “Menard” manuscript was listed in the store's catalogue at $450,000, and the “Babel” script was listed...