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silneldor
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Jan 29 2013, 2:38pm
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Thank you immensely for this Lissuin.
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This was exquisite. :)
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Aragalen the Green
Gondor
Jan 29 2013, 3:52pm
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Thank you for sharing this!
There it is: dwarves are not heroes, but calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not, but are decent enough people like Thorin and Company, if you don't expect too much.
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Ataahua
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Jan 29 2013, 6:39pm
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The people moving in front of the moon
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really put the moon and the speed of its travel in perspective.
Thanks for posting this!
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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ryouko
Lorien
Jan 30 2013, 1:12am
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Simply amazing! Love the music!
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Lissuin
Valinor
Jan 30 2013, 3:55am
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Who's Graham?
This is Mark Gee's website. http://markg.com.au/ Under the comments he mentions where he got the music.
He also has some amazing photos of New Zealand night skies. Before I came here the first time, my uncle, a photographer who'd been here, said, "When you're camping in the South Island, go outside your tent at night and look up." I've gotta get away from Wellington City lights and go over the hill to Cape Palliser, clearly!
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dormouse
Half-elven
Jan 30 2013, 12:24pm
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Thanks for posting it!
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Ataahua
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Jan 30 2013, 7:33pm
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is to Tekapo for the dark sky reserve.
Years ago I arrived at a washed-out state highway at the Awakino Gorge - an hour either way from any town - around midnight. When I got out of the car I looked up, and was stunned by just how many stars we could see.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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ryouko
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Jan 30 2013, 10:52pm
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He re-tweets some stuff that comes his way. He got the tweet for this video and tweeted it out to his followers.
Thanks for the tip about the music! ^_^
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Lissuin
Valinor
Jan 31 2013, 12:53am
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Grrraham McTavish! Thanks.
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Lissuin
Valinor
Jan 31 2013, 1:10am
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I've added that website to my NZ travel folder, thanks!
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The first time I saw the South Island night sky was when we were tent camping, as it happened. At 2:00 am I was grousing and grumbling about having to climb out of my bag and out of the tent and walk to the far end of the campground to use the facilities. I crawled out, looked up and gasped loudly, "Oh, s...!" Then I made husband crawl out, too, and we both sat there stunned, just gazing into the Universe. I can still see it in my mind's eye.
I hope everyone here has that chance in life sometime somewhere away from city lights to see where we really live. 
http://www.google.co.nz/...biw=1146&bih=663
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Loresilme
Valinor
Feb 1 2013, 4:52pm
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especially when the tiny figures moved in front of it. There was something so primeval about that.
And beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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GloryBox
Bree
Feb 4 2013, 2:08am
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Thank you so much for posting this!
...one morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there was less noise and more green... The Hobbit
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Wishes you a Happy Groundhog Day! 
