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In 2012, when al-Qaida occupied the north of Mali, precious transcripts from Timbuktu were evacuated to the capital, Bamako. Unfortunately taking them from a hot and dry climate to one that was more hot and humid caused them to start molding. An Indiegogo campaign was started called T160K. The campaign raised over $67K in flexible funding with a goal of $100K to buy new footlockers, archival boxes, and moisture traps required to save the manuscripts.

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