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In Millbrook, walls of bookshelves, a fireplace, and cozy reading chairs and couch make for a perfect library. The Colonial has a living room, eat-in kitchen, office, and a dining room that opens to a large flagstone terrace overlooking a freshwater pond. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms occupy the second floor. The circa-1750 house sits on 12.5 acres surrounded by gardens, meadows and a forest of tall maples and oaks flanked by the pond with a running stream. Listed for $1.095 million by Paula Redmond Real Estate.