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For me, 2006 was a year of bringing lengthy projects to an end. After completing the LotR Chapter-by-Chapter discussions at the end of 2005, the Hobbit threads kept me posting for several months. Also, the Downs' longest-running RPG, 'The Revenge/Reunification of the Entish Bow', finally wrapped this summer, after having slowed down to a crawling pace for months. I'm proud of having brought it to completion!
That leaves a big vacuum in my Downs involvement - there are no longer many discussions that tempt me to be active, so aside from my "minor works" Q&Q posting and an occasional Caption or so, my normal activity is reduced to reading and moderating, for the most part.
The Downs is still an important part of my life, but other things are taking up more time. I don't see myself leaving completely, but it looks like my role is that of an Elf who remains in Middle-earth - fading gradually. However, there's one thing I continue to enjoy - meeting forum friends in real life. During the past year, I visited both Bęthberry and Goldwine, and it was a real pleasure to spend time with them!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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