The maps below show a bookstore in 2000 and now. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate the layout of a bookstore in the year 2000 and its current arrangement.

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, the bookstore has been significantly modernised, with the introduction of a café and seating

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, and a noticeable reorganisation of book categories to better utilise the available space. In 2000, the fiction section occupied a large

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along the northern wall.

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has now been subdivided into three smaller sections: art, cookery, and a reduced fiction

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. Adjacent to

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, on the eastern wall, the non-fiction section remains unchanged. Meanwhile, the travel books were originally displayed near the entrance on the left, opposite a service desk located to the right of the main door. These have both retained their positions. The central

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of the store has undergone the most significant transformation. Previously, it housed shelves for art, hobbies, and cookery books. In the current layout, these have been removed and replaced with tables and chairs, offering customers a comfortable space to read or relax.

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, a café has been introduced in the southeast corner, occupying space that was previously unused in the earlier design.