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In England, Southampton Community Rallies To Help Bookstore Move Locations

Published October 31, 2018 at 6:55 AM PDT

October Books in Southampton, England, threatened by rising rents, managed to buy its own property. When it came time to move, more than 200 supporters created a human chain to move the books.

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