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dernwyn
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Nov 9 2007, 9:52pm
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The Maps are arriving in New England!
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Just got home from work, and there was the tube, on the table - the mailman had brought it to our door rather than leaving it in the mailbox. Very easy to get out! And it's so much more...handsome?..."in person"!  What a work of art!
I've #16 - does that say something about me, that that's a perfect square? 
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Nov 9 2007, 10:01pm
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Aren't you all glad I'm going to stop obsessing about it, now?? LOL
I came around the corner onto my cul-de-sac and there, ahead of me, sticking out from my mailbox at the curb was this white tube and I knew, I just knew (well, what else could it be, anyway?). Then I flew in the door and gingerly pried the thing out of the tube and
VOILA, there it was. #13. Well, somebody had to have that particular number, might as well be me.
And think: if #13 arrived safely, that means they are all going to be just fine.
OK, gotta go gaze at the thing for awhile.
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"an seileachan"
Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 9 2007, 10:05pm
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!"
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Lily Fairbairn
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Nov 9 2007, 10:08pm
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My best friend and I both had sons born on Friday the 13th, and my son was married on the 13th. How cool that you're the one who got the thirteenth map!
(Hmmm, now there's a title, The Thirteenth Map.....)
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!"
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:14pm
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There, don't you feel better now? :-)
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I just called home and mine's not there yet, though the mail has come. TTT!
*But* there was a package from lulu.com, about which I'll have more to say in a couple of weeks :-)
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:16pm
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Altaira's must be number 0 ;-)
How does the print compare to the original?
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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Patty
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Nov 9 2007, 10:16pm
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I don't see how the mail jumped over you like that!
I'll bet it will probably be there tomorrow.
For Gondor!
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Valinor
Nov 9 2007, 10:17pm
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hey, if #13 arrived safely, yours will, too!
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Lulu.com, huh? News? Hmmm. Can't wait to hear that.
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Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.
~~~Landrum Bolling
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Valinor
Nov 9 2007, 10:19pm
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Gosh, what a guy! Does he have a brother?
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No, just KIDDING!!
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Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.
~~~Landrum Bolling
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:20pm
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"Perfect square"--I'm so proud of you!
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Us old math teachers love to hear that kind of talk.
Which reminds me my dad's old proof that all counting numbers are interesting. (This should come in useful in the present circumstances.)
It's a proof by contradiction. Assume that some counting numbers are not interesting. Then of all of those uninteresting numbers, one of them is the smallest. Just think of it: the smallest number that's not interesting. Isn't that interesting? :-P
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:21pm
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Other than the window-shade factor,
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how does it compare to the original?
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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Nov 9 2007, 10:21pm
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I was wondering too why your name is lighter and thought maybe it was just my print, but your story is really a wonderful one and your name stands out from all the others, which is doubly cool!
You are a great guy, let me just say!!
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"an seileachan"
Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.
~~~Landrum Bolling
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:22pm
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the mailman will come wandering back hours later like Lily's did. *crossing fingers*
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
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leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 10:27pm
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I remember noticing that on the original,
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and thinking that something like what Daniel described must have happened. It makes me think of the story about Navaho blankets: they're always made with a flaw in them, because nothing made by human hands should ever be perfect. So this illustrates that an amazing artist really did something beautiful with his own hands, instead of on a computer or something. And I agree, that makes it something special.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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RosieLass
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Nov 9 2007, 10:35pm
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I didn't really take a good look at it.
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I was late getting home, and I was running right out the door again to go kitty-sit.
But it's on good, stiff paper, so it's nice quality. If it's smaller than the original, it's not by much. It's not quite so obviously hand-drawn, but still crisp and vivid.
A very acceptable substitute to the real thing!
Oh Moon, lovely moon, with thy beautiful face,
Careering throughout the boundaries of space,
Whenever I see thee, I think in my mind,
Shall I ever, oh ever, behold thy behind.
--Edmund Gosse's house maid
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RosieLass
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Nov 9 2007, 10:39pm
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And I thought the "flaw" made it special.
Now it's even more special, knowing the story behind it!
Oh Moon, lovely moon, with thy beautiful face,
Careering throughout the boundaries of space,
Whenever I see thee, I think in my mind,
Shall I ever, oh ever, behold thy behind.
--Edmund Gosse's house maid
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 9 2007, 11:03pm
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
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leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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Nov 10 2007, 12:39am
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so glad you've joined the gaggle of gazing geeks :-)
I have lost the dwarves and I have lost the wizard, and I don't know where I am; and I don't want to know, if only I can get away.
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entmaiden
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Nov 10 2007, 1:53am
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but don't know if they've arrived yet. I guess we'll see!
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks?' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
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entmaiden
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Nov 10 2007, 1:56am
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your lovely husband told me about the surprise, and I told Daniel about it. I love good surprises.
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks?' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
NARF since 1974.
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entmaiden
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Nov 10 2007, 2:16am
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The prints are the same size as the original
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But the posters are a little smaller. I do remember that from one of the messages on the old Yahoo boards, but Daniel recently confirmed the sizes are the same.
Each cloak was fastened about the neck with a brooch like a green leaf veined with silver.
`Are these magic cloaks?' asked Pippin, looking at them with wonder.
`I do not know what you mean by that,' answered the leader of the Elves.
NARF since 1974.
Balin Bows
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dernwyn
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Nov 10 2007, 2:34am
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That is such a sweet story, and could only have been perpetrated by a sweetie!
And then, to have had that unusual thing happen, with his name...
How much more special, can that Map be!
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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dernwyn
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Nov 10 2007, 2:37am
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Yeah, I originally wrote down "two to the fourth power", but figured most folks would only either roll their eyes at that, or scream and run...
Oh no, not the "uninteresting" proof! I remember that! With logic only a mathematician could love...
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Nov 10 2007, 5:19am
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After a crazy week and a bummer of a morning this was just what I needed. Yay! :)
And how perfect; my name is lurking in the bottom corner. He he.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2007, 12:09am
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*breathlessly bringing up the rear with map # 15 in hand!"
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My daughter and I got back from our writers' group today and as we pulled up to the house there was a long white tube in the mailbox. She said, offhandedly, "It looks like a map." And I said, shamelessly stealing Morwen's line, "Mappity map map map!"
As we got to the mailbox, she said, "It looks like you didn't get any interesting mail." As I stared at her in amazement, she amended it to "Except for the map, of course."
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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"Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." --Terry Pratchett
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