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Amidst that large and valuable collection of books, I found an inexhaustible source of information and entertainment.
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The speaker describes a large, valuable library as offering two lasting benefits: information to learn from and entertainment to enjoy. Calling it an “inexhaustible source” suggests that the books seem to provide an endless supply of both, so returning to the collection continues to be worthwhile.
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