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Itisaharmlesshabitbutitlittersu herdesktosuchanextentthateverytimesheopensit,loosebitsofpaperfalloutineverydirection.Collectingasaserioushobbyisquitedifferentandhasmanyadvantages.Itprovidesrelaxationforleisurehours,asjustlookingatone’streasuresisalwaysajoy.屉总能带出许多纸片四处飞扬。作为一种严肃的业余的收tosuchanextentShehadchangedtosuchanextentthatInolongerrecognizeher.她变化太大以至于我都认不出了。tosomeextentTosomeextentyouaretoalargeextentWechosetoalargeextentdueto

Onedoesnothavetogooutsideforamusement,sincethecollectionishousedathome.Whateveritconsistsof,stamps,records,firsteditionsofbooks ,glass,antiquefurniture,pictures,modelcars,stuffedbirds,toyanimals,thereisalwayssomethingtodoinconnectionwithit,fromfindingtheright ceforthelatestaddition,toverifyingfactsinreference人们不必走到户外去寻求，因为收藏品都是存放在家中。不 7v.Theartgalleryhouses2,000worksofmodernThelibraryiscurrentlyThelibraryiscurrentlyhousedintheBritish

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