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Old 03-12-2005, 08:10 PM   #8
Lyta_Underhill
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Smeagol...You weren't so different from a kappa once...

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Gollum could look something similar to a kappa (a Japanese water demon that looks something like a turtle), I suppose, except much skinnier and without a shell.
Rilwen, you might have something there with the kappa idea: this picture shows an illustration from a children's book from the 60's called "Kap the Kappa," about a mischievous "Japanese water elf." Notice the nature of his steed! Gollum indeed!

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