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      mm
      er
      FI
      0
      0
      d
      at
      lack
      of
      damage
      was
      due
      more
      to]
      our
      staff
      being
      alert
      and
     
     
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      Oo
      b
      ert
      S
      Oo
      n
      cleaning
      [the
      flood]
      up
      before
      any
      real
      damage
      was
      done,"
     
     
      said
      library
      administrator,
      Ed.
      Hanus.
     
    

    
     
      The
      heavy
      rains
      of
      late
      July
      could
      have
      wreaked
      havoc
      on
     
     
      many
      buildings
      on
      the
      UPEI
      campus,
      including
      the
      Robertson
     
     
      Memorial
      Library.
      The
      sewers,
      unable
      to
      handle
      the
      on-
     
     
      slaught,
      backed
      up
      both
      inside
      and
      outside
      the
      library.
      The
     
     
      flooding
      inside
      the
      library
      building
      started
      in
      the
      Pit
      and
      the
     
     
      washroom
      area,
      flowing
      towards
      the
      stairs
      to
      the
      basement.
     
     
      As
      the
      rain
      built
      up
      outside,
      the
      water
      pushed
      into
      the
      library
      ;
     
     
      building
      under
      the
      revolving
      door.
      As
      local
      news
      agencies
     
     
      reported
      at
      the
      time,
      there
      were
      fears
      that
      the
      flooding
      might
     
     
      damage
      the
      facility
      seriously,
      and
      in
      particular
      there
      were
     
     
      concerns
      for
      the
      safety
      of
      the
      library’s
      books,
      some
      of
      which
     
     
      had
      been
      sprayed
      with
      water
      from
      the
      backed-up
      plumbing
      in
     
     
      anearby
      sink
      of
      sorts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Overall,
      the
      damage
      was
      kept
      to
      a
      minimum
      and
      the
      main
     
     
      concern
      was
      cleaning
      up
      the
      foot-and-a-half
      of
      water
      in
      the
     
     
      library.
      The
      use
      of
      a
      large
      wet-dry
      vacuum
      aided
      in
      getting
     
     
      the
      larger
      amounts
      of
      water
      off
      the
      floors,
      and
      since
      much
      of
     
     
      the
      area
      had
      tile
      flooring
      there
      was
      little
      need
      even
      for
      that
      |
     
     
      outside
      of
      the
      few
      carpeted
      areas
      touched
      by
      the
      flooding.
     
     
      The
      only
      section
      of
      books
      touched
      by
      the
      water
      was
      the
      rare
     
     
      book
      room.
      Fortunately,
      the
      only
      damage
      was
      to
      older
     
     
      editions
      of
      books
      presently
      in
      the
      reference
      section,
      and
      with
     
     
      newer
      or
      alternate
      copies
      of
      these
      books
      in
      the
      library’s
     
     
      possession
      the
      loss
      can
      easily
      be
      written
      off.
      ‘‘[The
      relative
     
    
   
   
    
     
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