My most treasured possession was a couple of pair of dry woolen socks, frost bite my biggest concern.

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And so it was that a Gold card, not the treasured Platinum card, showed up in my mailbox.

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"The library is one of our most treasured national institutions and I would like to assure the library of my ongoing support through this very difficult period, " he said.

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