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Guillermo
Rivendell
Apr 27 2008, 12:03am
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I shouldnt have posted so hastily- I noticed many errors in the text- I'm ashamed. I corrected it a touch, but the syntax and perhaps the spelliing, elude me at this hour (1 am, London time) so here it ia again, with new errors at least... Thank you all for a warm welcome. Allow me to introduce myself quite summarily - I was born 43 years ago in Guadalajara, a large city in Mexico. Since the age of 4 I became an avid reader and collector of books; manuscripts, pamphlets, first editions, small press or worn-down paperbacks... they all find a home at my library which has grown so cumbersome and obtrusive that I had to move to a separate home from the family one... For many decades my main area of interest has been horror fiction: Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, MR James, LeFanu, etc and classic Fairy tales and literature about the engines of Myth: unabridged Grimm, Andersen, Wilde, Bettelheim, Tatar, etc Now and then I indulge in Science Fiction (not hardware oriented but more humanistic things) and thus I count Bradbury, Ellison, Sturgeon and Matheson amongst my favorites. My area of interest gets much narrower when we deal with another genre... the genre that is shelved under Fantasy. I have read Moorcock, Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, Lloyd Alexander, Fritz Leiber and a few others. At the age of 11 I read THE HOBBIT and it enchanted me as only a classic Fairy Tale can- it had enough darkness and dread and emotion to make a profound impression that lasted me until now. Beorn, Mirkwood, the Wargs, Smaug, the Riddles in the Dark, they all have lived in me for many years... Nevertheless at that early age, the rest of Tolkien proved to contain Geography and Genealogy too complex for my prepubescent brain... I was never propelled into an aleatory addiction to sub-genres like Sword & Sorcery or indiscriminate fantasies about magical this or that- Like any other genre or subgenre there's a great abundance that makes it hard to discern when a new "trilogy" or "chronicle" comes from as genuine a place as Tolkien's or derives from genuine fervor -religious or otherwise- like C.S. Lewis' did. And here I am now: reading like a madman to catch up with a whole new land, a continent of sorts- a Cosmology created by brilliant philologist turned Shaman. As if he grasped an existing universe outside our Platonic cave, Tolkien channels an entire world, weaving expertly from myth and lore. The oustanding virtue is that all this scholarly erudition doesn't reduce his tales to mere Taxidermy. He achieves an Alchemy all of his own: he writes new life in the freshly sculpted clay of his creatures. I have, through the years become familiar with the very roots of Tolkien's myths and the roots of Fafhrd or Elric or Hyperborea and many a time I have relished the intricate ways in which demonic wolves, shape-shifter and spindly-limbed pale warriors can be woven into those many tales that become, at the end, the single tale, the single saga- that of what is immortal in us all. In creating Pan's Labyrinth I drank deep of the most rigid form of Fairy Lore and tried to contextualize the main recurrent motifs in an instinctive rhyme between the world of fantasy and the delusions of War and Politics (the grown man's way of playing make-believe) and in re-reading THE HOBBIT just recently I was quite moved by discovering, through Bilbo's eyes the illusory nature of possession, the sins of hoarding and the banality of war- whether in the Western Front or at a Valley in Middle Earth. Lonely is the mountain indeed. And now, I'm here- about to live amongst you for many years to come and it is my dearest hope to push and expand the filmic incarnation of these Myths: Emotionally, visually and in their resonance within all of us. Whising me luck won't be enough- therefore I invite you to join us in another beautiful place created by on Parker Lyons, namely- Deltorofilms.com -and to become acquainted with my many flaws and the error of my ways, for I am -much like a Hobbit or a foul Dwarf- a mere mortal facing an enormous task ahead. May the task become lighter by receiving the blessing of your trust . Yr Obt Svt. Guillermo del Toro
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Subject
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User
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Time
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TORN's Exclusive Interview with Guillermo Del Toro
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calisuri
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Apr 25 2008, 1:45pm
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Wow!
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 25 2008, 1:58pm
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Sounds like they're going back to Matamata after all!
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 25 2008, 2:01pm
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Who knows...
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dernwyn
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Apr 25 2008, 3:23pm
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That would be best of all.
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 25 2008, 4:14pm
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And maybe this time ...
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BuckyUnderbelly
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Apr 25 2008, 4:22pm
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Mmm...
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Nazguy
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Apr 25 2008, 4:35pm
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Bucky....
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Sunflower
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Apr 25 2008, 11:18pm
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I'm afraid your probably right
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overlithe64
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May 10 2008, 11:27pm
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exactly! That would be amazing! Maybe if we ask very nicely...?!
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greendragon
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Apr 26 2008, 8:11pm
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Good point.
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deej
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Apr 25 2008, 3:46pm
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In which case you must be our spy, L.Ron. *snert*
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Sunflower
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Apr 25 2008, 11:38pm
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PANT PANT GASP
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Earl
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Apr 25 2008, 2:17pm
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Don't worry
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 25 2008, 2:28pm
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Ian Holm as Bilbo
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randallsadler
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Apr 25 2008, 5:31pm
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I wonder -
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BlueMan
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Apr 25 2008, 5:35pm
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I've been worried about this for a while...
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Telperion313
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Apr 26 2008, 1:45pm
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What I think on Bilbo
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maut
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Apr 26 2008, 2:17pm
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on the plumpness of hobbits
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randallsadler
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Apr 26 2008, 6:35pm
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hobbit age
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 27 2008, 8:36pm
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Bilbo Compromise?
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 27 2008, 8:08pm
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Thanks for the interview!
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JRandomRohirrim
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Apr 25 2008, 2:19pm
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NZ for a week - miss Oz and go straight to NZ
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UKKiwi
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Apr 27 2008, 6:24am
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Fantastic!
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Idril Celebrindal
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Apr 25 2008, 2:37pm
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So what do we call the "Second Filim" if not "the bridge film"?
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_V_
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Apr 25 2008, 2:47pm
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My thoughts and hopes
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merklynn
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Apr 25 2008, 3:03pm
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The White Council
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Unspoken_Request
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Apr 25 2008, 3:39pm
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You know ... since the first rumors of his involvement ...
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BuckyUnderbelly
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Apr 25 2008, 3:00pm
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I know what you mean...
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merklynn
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Apr 25 2008, 3:11pm
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Never sweeter words did I hear ...
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Elven
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Apr 25 2008, 3:07pm
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This day just keeps getting better.
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deej
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Apr 25 2008, 3:33pm
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So great!
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Compa_Mighty
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Apr 25 2008, 3:34pm
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"from a different point of view"
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burrahobbit
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Apr 25 2008, 4:18pm
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Also....."lost scenes" from FOTR
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Sunflower
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Apr 25 2008, 11:25pm
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Okay, what the heck is the sprequel going to be about then?
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merklynn
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Apr 25 2008, 7:14pm
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Oh if it's in the Appendices...
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Compa_Mighty
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Apr 25 2008, 9:26pm
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Filming content, extra's, 2nd film ...
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fingolfin_nc
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Apr 25 2008, 3:47pm
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Welcome!
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Compa_Mighty
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Apr 25 2008, 3:51pm
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Huffington Post WRONG: They say that the two movies will BOTH be based on the book...
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jimdorey
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Apr 25 2008, 4:02pm
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Do they have the rights?...
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mwirkk
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Apr 25 2008, 7:36pm
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It's all speculation
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Compa_Mighty
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Apr 25 2008, 9:21pm
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Two words I would pile on here...
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mwirkk
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Apr 25 2008, 7:49pm
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Chance for Sweet Revenge!?!
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mwirkk
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Apr 25 2008, 10:30pm
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the dvds will be handled with extra care
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ringers rock!
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Apr 26 2008, 1:16am
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Oh, here we go again!!!
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Mishka
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Apr 25 2008, 4:01pm
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This is MAGICAL!
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SirGandalf
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Apr 25 2008, 4:05pm
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Hmmm Im a little worried
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Hengist
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Apr 25 2008, 4:19pm
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Ha ha
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Radhruin
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Apr 25 2008, 5:01pm
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Yeah, the Wargs were one of my few disappointments with the Trilogy ...
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BuckyUnderbelly
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Apr 25 2008, 6:20pm
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Oo, Those Awful Wargs!
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mwirkk
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Apr 29 2008, 2:50am
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well, so long as he remembers to keep in some breakdance fighting and shield surfing, we'll be fine...! //
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greendragon
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Apr 26 2008, 8:15pm
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Post deleted by Xoanon
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Guillermo
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Apr 26 2008, 11:45pm
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We trust - we trust!
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Nienna
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Apr 26 2008, 11:47pm
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bring on the monsters!
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DrawRide
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Apr 26 2008, 11:55pm
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Sir, you are an artist and a gentleman!
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greendragon
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Apr 26 2008, 11:56pm
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Bilbo
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orcbane
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Apr 26 2008, 11:57pm
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Quite the contrary-
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Guillermo
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Apr 27 2008, 12:03am
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No worries!
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 27 2008, 12:09am
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RE: Quite the contrary
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Optimus Prime
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Apr 27 2008, 12:12am
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*hands GdT trust on a plate*
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Annael
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Apr 27 2008, 1:17am
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Hi there!
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figurefreaks
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Apr 27 2008, 1:41am
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My goodness!
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 2:10am
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Geez Louise, did I just write that?:)
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 2:29am
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It's true
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Kapoof
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Apr 27 2008, 3:14am
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Well, honestly....
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 3:35am
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PPS.
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 4:02am
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Well
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 27 2008, 5:47am
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*faints..THUNK*
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 3:20am
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Get back out of the box, Sunflower!
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 27 2008, 9:07pm
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Well...
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Sunflower
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Apr 27 2008, 9:48pm
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Rural spot indeed.
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 28 2008, 2:39am
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Eh....Shyikes.
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Sunflower
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Apr 28 2008, 3:05am
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He did talk about it.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Apr 28 2008, 4:16am
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Ya, Sunflower! What Dreamdeer said...
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mwirkk
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Apr 29 2008, 6:27am
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Don't worry, Sunflower
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 27 2008, 5:40am
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You Have My Trust!
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Kapoof
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Apr 27 2008, 2:20am
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Thank you
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Telperion313
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Apr 27 2008, 3:31am
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Wow
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Finding Frodo
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Apr 27 2008, 3:45am
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Thank you
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KateTheHobbit
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Apr 27 2008, 5:15am
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Hello to the director himself
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Lost Hobbit
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Apr 27 2008, 11:55am
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Lovecraft?
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hanshotfirst1138
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Apr 28 2008, 1:41pm
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Of course-
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Guillermo
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Apr 29 2008, 1:30am
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Of Faerie.
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mwirkk
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Apr 29 2008, 7:35am
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have a good journey in Middle Heart!
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marlonbrando76
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Apr 30 2008, 10:05am
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If you weren't already a great director...
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mwirkk
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Apr 29 2008, 2:06am
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Blessings
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crolodot
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May 2 2008, 8:56pm
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Welcome...trusting...
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overlithe64
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May 10 2008, 11:21pm
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Hi I'm new to the boards.
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Lady_Eowyn
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Jun 25 2008, 3:39pm
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I admit I'm intrigued
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Ataahua
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Apr 27 2008, 12:18am
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Kia ora and haere mai!
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Kimi
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Apr 27 2008, 12:38am
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We've been waiting for you.
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 27 2008, 2:44am
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By the way
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 27 2008, 11:56am
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In New Zealand there is a Maori proverb which says:
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Starling
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Apr 27 2008, 4:09am
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The Hobbit 2
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Aragorn
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Apr 27 2008, 1:50pm
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'The Scouring of the Shire'
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Lost Hobbit
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Apr 27 2008, 8:10pm
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Re: The Scouring of the Shire
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Aragorn
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Apr 27 2008, 8:33pm
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that Worrisome Sequel...
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Mirabella_Bunce
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Apr 30 2008, 4:23pm
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Fran and Philippa...
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Rabittooth
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Apr 30 2008, 7:02pm
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Follow the storyline, GDT, and you've got me on your bandwagon....
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Keebler the Elf
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Apr 30 2008, 8:02pm
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Aspect Ratio?
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MadMatt
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Apr 30 2008, 11:20pm
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Sir, you brought tears to my eyes...
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 27 2008, 8:59pm
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Not everyone!
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 28 2008, 4:54am
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Animatronics? Hmm...
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burrahobbit
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Apr 25 2008, 4:41pm
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Wait and see...
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agutierrez20
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Apr 25 2008, 5:25pm
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Practical Effects
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Voorhas
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Apr 25 2008, 6:13pm
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Liked Pan's Labyrinth effects
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burrahobbit
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Apr 25 2008, 9:50pm
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True
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Voorhas
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Apr 26 2008, 3:18am
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Doug Jones
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 27 2008, 8:14pm
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Pan was "animatronic"
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Sunflower
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Apr 25 2008, 11:01pm
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I agree...I'm also skeptical of animatronics
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stormcrow20
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Apr 25 2008, 11:46pm
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Yeah but...but...uh...
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mwirkk
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Apr 29 2008, 6:02am
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I am SO glad I've listened to
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 25 2008, 4:51pm
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There and Back Again
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Kangi Ska
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Apr 25 2008, 5:38pm
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really BIG news!
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maut
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Apr 25 2008, 6:27pm
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Thunk! Wow oh wow oh wow!
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NottaSackville
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Apr 25 2008, 8:00pm
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WOW!
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labadal
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Apr 25 2008, 8:02pm
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My biggest concern now...
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mwirkk
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Apr 25 2008, 10:48pm
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*breaks open a box of Depends*
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Kyriel
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Apr 25 2008, 10:40pm
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Stoked
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Frodo Hoy
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Apr 25 2008, 11:09pm
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Geez, the man is becoming addicted to this place already?:)
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Sunflower
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Apr 25 2008, 11:31pm
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Who will be Elrond? *Fretting*
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Elrond Lover
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Apr 26 2008, 1:13am
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*awards prize for funniest avatar*
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Ataahua
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Apr 26 2008, 5:33am
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Comforting
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Forger
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Apr 26 2008, 9:27am
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Tee hee!
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Elrond Lover
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Apr 26 2008, 11:28am
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Great news!
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Dom
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Apr 26 2008, 12:25pm
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Welcome!
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Peredhil lover
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Apr 26 2008, 12:30pm
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GDT Director
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Shiredude
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Apr 26 2008, 1:32am
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GDT Hobbit Director
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Shiredude
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Apr 26 2008, 1:56am
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