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WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of the art and irreplaceable documents that were feared lost in a fire at the historic Georgetown public library probably can be saved, library officials said Wednesday.
The fire Monday burned through parts of the roof, and water damaged most of the library's second floor, said libraries spokeswoman Monica Lewis.
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries' Book Conservatory Laboratory is helping with the preservation of soggy but valuable books, and the District of Columbia Public Library system has contracted with conservation groups to save other books and historic documents.
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