I do apologize for the musty smell and the possible hostile micro-organisms that may be lurking within those pages - they sat in a box in a basement somewhere for 20 years. I did what I could to kill whatever bugs may have been in there, but lord knows what the Texas environment will bring forth. I suggest giving them a good hosing with Lysol and then putting them in a sealed box for a day or so, and then exposing them to direct sunlight for a few hours.