4- Two days before the explosion, we were talking about Ahmed’s problem. Everything in his house had been stolen, including his 5000 book library, collected over many years. During sanctions we had to sell our books so we could live, but Ahmed preferred to starve. We suggested that he go to Mutanabi Street on Friday – maybe the thief would try to sell his books there. He was enthusiastic about the idea, but they were faster than we were; they burned Ahmed’s books, Mutanbi’s books, Baghdad’s books.