Because the paper in the city’s earliest street maps tore easily, the archive regarded the maps’ [Blank 1] as a reason to restrict handling. Although the archive expected its new online catalog to reduce demand for the originals, requests to examine them instead [Blank 2] after the catalog disclosed annotations not shown in its images. The archive therefore introduced supervised viewings, allowing access while [Blank 3] damage to the maps.
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Blank 1: A (fragility)Blank 2: D (increased)Blank 3: H (reducing)
The maps’ paper tore easily, so Blank 1 describes their fragility. The archive expected the online catalog to reduce requests, but the catalog disclosed annotations that its images did not show. Requests instead increased, making that the completion for Blank 2. Supervised viewings address the risk posed by handling the maps, so Blank 3 is reducing.