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Old 02-25-2007, 03:28 PM   #3
Mithalwen
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Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
I often think about this and it surely deeply linked with the nature of orcs and the problems that create. Killing an orc is regarded on the level of swatting a fly - less even since surely having a game in which you competed to kill the most flies would be regarded as a little tasteless. Yet somewhere I seem to remember there is a conversation between a couple of orcs about what they would like to do when the war is over which humanises them a little...
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