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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
May 26 2007, 12:44am
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said something similar about stone that he carved? ...at least he did in the movie: Agony & Ecstay .
Art Gallery Revised, Aloha & Mahalo, Websites Directory Nienna: “ those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope . . . All those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom." — Valaquenta
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Tolkien at University of Vermont
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Istar Indigo
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May 22 2007, 12:51am
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*pulls up chairs*
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Ataahua
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May 22 2007, 1:07am
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*sets out boxes of donuts on tables*
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dernwyn
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May 22 2007, 1:41am
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Mountain Dew and Domino's Pizza
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drogo
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May 22 2007, 2:33am
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Good to see that
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dernwyn
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May 22 2007, 2:48am
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Bilbo, in Bag End. But does it seem fitting?
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 1:37am
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No one speaks.
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N.E. Brigand
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May 22 2007, 2:33am
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OK,
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Ataahua
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May 22 2007, 2:53am
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Perhaps I should have phrased the question like this
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Istar Indigo
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May 22 2007, 3:06am
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A less "trouble"-some answer.
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N.E. Brigand
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May 22 2007, 3:34am
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Oh, you are trouble./
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 10:38am
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As Bilbo says at the Council of Elrond
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sevilodorf
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May 22 2007, 4:05am
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We can also...
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Silverlode
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May 22 2007, 9:38am
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I vote for separate threads
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Wynnie
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May 22 2007, 12:11pm
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I agree. Plus, when we expand all threads, the stickies don't expand.
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 5:10pm
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I'll bite
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squire
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May 22 2007, 5:46am
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The Gaffer was who I first thought of as well.
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 10:48am
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I think we can work this out without too much more trouble, and move on to the meaning of the answer.
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squire
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May 22 2007, 12:41pm
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I feel like I am back in school trying to guess
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 2:20pm
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*mods up* /
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N.E. Brigand
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May 22 2007, 9:38pm
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Close to my line of thinking
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Istar Indigo
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May 22 2007, 1:12pm
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I couldn't keep it up.
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 3:55pm
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Doorways
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 4:21pm
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That sounds more like The Prancing Pony.
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 5:02pm
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But...
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 5:30pm
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I love that 'Smith' essay.
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N.E. Brigand
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May 22 2007, 4:46pm
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Good point
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Istar Indigo
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May 22 2007, 5:57pm
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Hmmmm....
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 6:37pm
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I have nothing valuable to add, just a quibble.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 22 2007, 8:01pm
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There are two works titled "Smith of Wootton Major".
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N.E. Brigand
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May 22 2007, 8:46pm
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Ooh, interesting, thanks!//
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 23 2007, 12:39am
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First individual/first character
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a.s.
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May 22 2007, 10:29am
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Hmmmm....
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 3:30pm
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I'd go for the Gaffer too
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FarFromHome
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May 22 2007, 7:30pm
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Since you brought up Sam...
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Istar Indigo
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May 22 2007, 7:38pm
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Aha!
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 8:20pm
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hang on a sec...a.s. raises hand...
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a.s.
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May 22 2007, 9:19pm
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There it is!
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 9:25pm
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so...do I get credit for my answer???
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a.s.
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May 22 2007, 9:32pm
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Hey
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 9:38pm
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well
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a.s.
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May 22 2007, 9:56pm
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Well, my thinking was
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FarFromHome
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May 23 2007, 5:00am
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Oh my goodness...
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eliza_uvm
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May 23 2007, 6:11pm
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Hi, eliza!
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dernwyn
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May 23 2007, 7:40pm
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I feel silly
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eliza_uvm
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May 23 2007, 7:49pm
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no, please don't
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a.s.
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May 23 2007, 7:54pm
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No, no, don't...
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dernwyn
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May 24 2007, 2:20am
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An invasion of dragons might be good for They.
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N.E. Brigand
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May 23 2007, 8:04pm
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I love that last point.
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Curious
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May 23 2007, 8:20pm
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excellant thoughts...
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 23 2007, 9:18pm
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Nice thoughts!
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Kimi
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May 23 2007, 10:41pm
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I'd never given much thought
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FarFromHome
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May 24 2007, 5:16am
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various interpretations
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Istar Indigo
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May 24 2007, 3:03pm
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But the hobbits are hardly Anglo-Saxons, or Inklings.
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Curious
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May 24 2007, 5:40pm
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Sam is the stealth hero.
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Curious
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May 22 2007, 8:18pm
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Another way of looking at the heroes
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FarFromHome
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May 22 2007, 8:44pm
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Yeah.
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Darkstone
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May 22 2007, 8:48pm
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I think it was my third reading
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 23 2007, 8:54pm
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I have to agree
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eliza_uvm
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May 24 2007, 3:05pm
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Precisely. Behind every great man
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Curious
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May 24 2007, 3:10pm
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Tom Bombadil, good or bad?
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myra_UVM
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May 25 2007, 1:24am
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Well, there's a provocative subject line!
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Finding Frodo
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May 25 2007, 2:42am
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Perhaps Boromir?
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Atlas
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May 25 2007, 6:38am
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Boromir!
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myra_UVM
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May 25 2007, 11:34pm
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Hum.
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Atlas
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May 29 2007, 6:39am
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no worries!
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myra_UVM
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May 29 2007, 12:21pm
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oh boromir...
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eliza_uvm
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May 29 2007, 3:25pm
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Boromir, Gollum, Denethor, and Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
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Curious
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May 29 2007, 6:46pm
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Boromir
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Istar Indigo
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May 31 2007, 1:08pm
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I never felt much sympathy for Boromir until he died.
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Curious
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May 31 2007, 1:44pm
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Wow.
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myra_UVM
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Jun 1 2007, 1:16am
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Brothers
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myra_UVM
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Jun 5 2007, 2:20am
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I love Faramir because
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eliza_uvm
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Jun 5 2007, 3:02pm
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Who should we believe?
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Wynnie
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May 29 2007, 7:50pm
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Good question.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 5 2007, 11:43pm
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I found Bombadil an amusing annoyance
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Ataahua
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May 25 2007, 7:06am
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What about Treebeard?
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Radhruin
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May 25 2007, 7:37am
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I was going to say
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Ataahua
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May 25 2007, 7:18pm
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"unexplainable"
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 7:23pm
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Huh.
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Ataahua
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May 25 2007, 7:41pm
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I think Michaelangelo
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 26 2007, 12:44am
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Except that Treebeard admits
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Radhruin
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May 26 2007, 7:42am
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Hi, Myra, and welcome!
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 25 2007, 3:55am
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Similar thought process
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ahartfor_UVM
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May 25 2007, 6:18am
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Are you still reading through the book?
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Ataahua
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May 25 2007, 6:54am
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yes
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ahartfor_UVM
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May 25 2007, 2:57pm
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Oh!
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 3:27pm
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I think you're on the edge...
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 7:15am
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also Flieger's "Question of Time"
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a.s.
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May 25 2007, 11:21am
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See squire's footer...
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 12:41pm
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yes, of course!! forgot about that!! //
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a.s.
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May 25 2007, 6:55pm
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I will try to answer all of your questions
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ahartfor_UVM
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May 25 2007, 2:55pm
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Comparing and contrasting Goldberry and Galadriel
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Curious
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May 25 2007, 6:22pm
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I hadn't thought of Aragorn!
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 6:56pm
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I'm bad with Subject lines!
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ahartfor_UVM
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May 25 2007, 8:43pm
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I usually write mine...
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 9:43pm
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The old forest...
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weaver
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May 26 2007, 12:42am
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You can still reply to FF's post //
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 26 2007, 12:57am
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Tee hee!
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Finding Frodo
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May 26 2007, 4:33am
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When is a dream not a dream?
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FarFromHome
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May 25 2007, 5:45pm
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Wow, thanks for that link! But new readers be aware that it's full of spoilers.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 27 2007, 7:48pm
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Tom does seem to be an immortal spirit of some kind,
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Curious
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May 25 2007, 6:11pm
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Tom's tales...
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N.E. Brigand
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May 25 2007, 9:00pm
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I was reminded of Beorn
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entmaiden
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May 25 2007, 4:25pm
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Good, but a bit too flamboyant for LotR.
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Curious
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May 25 2007, 5:57pm
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* Tom Bombadil references *
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Daughter of Nienna
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May 26 2007, 12:33am
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What a wonderful thread
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Istar Indigo
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May 28 2007, 1:54pm
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Tom, dreams, time: our previous discussion
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a.s.
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May 28 2007, 3:55pm
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