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Riveting Ribbiter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Assigned to Mordor
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![]() The idea of going to Faerie resonates with me. I would love to have the chance to wander there, if only it truly did exist, and catch glimpses of a world filled with magic and beauty beyond what ordinary life has to offer. It's here in some way, I think, in the blue sky of a spring morning, the quiet of the woods, reflections of the autumn leaves in a lake. But not the same as visiting Faerie. That's the charm of Smith of Wootton Major, along with the bittersweet realization that the gift to visit can't be kept forever, and must ultimately be passed to the next person intended to have the rare privilege to go where few mortals can. I still like Smith.
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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He's remarkably close to the t'axe man and I dislike anyone who has an obligatory right to separate me from my money, especially this time of year--that I prefer to do myself.
+ + The Wizard Artaxerxes
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Corpus Cacophonous
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: A green and pleasant land
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And surely it cannot be denied that Smith's character development is virtually nil. Perhaps that is the point. But it just doesn't appeal to me. I would rather tales of dragons to be fought, rings to be destroyed and treasure to be won than an account of some dull chap's uneventful travels in Faerie.
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Shadow of the Past
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Minas Mor-go
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For Emperor Valerian!
++The Wizard Artaxerxes
May the Persian be stuffed, skinned, and put on display! |
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Riveting Ribbiter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Assigned to Mordor
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I suppose my sympathies with the character Smith and a wish for enchantment allow me to overlook perceived flaws in the tale.
Regarding the irritating furball known as Alf: it isn't necessarily my theory that the identical names are mere coincidence. Rather, I suspect that Alf the Prentice underwent a metamorphosis into the alien creature at some point, perhaps after reading too much Kafka. ![]()
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Eidolon of a Took
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: my own private fantasy world
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Ataxerxes: 5 votes
Alf: 2 votes The Parson: 1 vote And so, to please the masses, Ataxerxes was stuffed, skinned, and put on display. Not necessarily in that order. Day the Twenty-Ninth finds 15 contestants remaining: The Major Minor Works Ćgidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog Chrysophylax Dives The Parson Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Smith of Wootton Major Nell Queen of Faerie The More Minor Minor Works Goldberry Badger Fíriel Moon-dog Mr. Day Teddy Bruno
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Dead Serious
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Trying to beat Anguirel to it...
++ The Parson
So that it's MY bandwaggon, not Anguirel's today. ![]()
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