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Nerwen · 10-14-2011, 08:15 PM

I'm not sure that particular example *is* a WWI parellel, G55. I'd say it's just addressing the reader's preconceptions– explaining it wasn't the kind of place you'd automatically think of when you hear the phrase "hole in the ground".

10-14-2011, 08:15 PM	#2
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,701	I'm not sure that particular example is a WWI parellel, G55. I'd say it's just addressing the reader's preconceptions– explaining it wasn't the kind of place you'd automatically think of when you hear the phrase "hole in the ground". __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.