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* We lost everything, except, oddly enough, Fahrenheit 451. That's the only thing that survived." - [[1 of 2]] | * "We lost everything, except, oddly enough, Fahrenheit 451. That's the only thing that survived." - [[1 of 2]] | ||
* "The usual way we celebrated in the years following the fire was to have a barbequeue and burn a worthless book (e.g., a romance novel, a horoscope book from 1978, something by Peirs Anthony) in commemoration." - [[Stefan Jones]], [https://www.sf4m.org/Historium/Timeline/1996-05-05%20Big%20Fire%20Anniversary%20Approaching.txt 1996-05-05] | |||
Revision as of 18:58, 5 May 2024
In June of 1986 the forum library in Hendrix, the only room at the time, was partically destroyed by the Great Fire. The shelves, from A-M were all toasted. When the ashes were being sifted through, a few books were found to have only been slightly burnt. Yet one was left untouched, ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury.
The cause of the fire was suspected to be a cigarette left on a couch. This is why you don't smoke in the Forum.
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- "We lost everything, except, oddly enough, Fahrenheit 451. That's the only thing that survived." - 1 of 2
- "The usual way we celebrated in the years following the fire was to have a barbequeue and burn a worthless book (e.g., a romance novel, a horoscope book from 1978, something by Peirs Anthony) in commemoration." - Stefan Jones, 1996-05-05