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03-28-2005, 08:56 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles)
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"h"s?
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03-28-2005, 10:21 AM
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Banshee of Camelot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Switzerland
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H---/ -----/ -----/ ---/ ------/ ----/, ---/ ---/ ---/ ----/ --th--/, ---/ --/ h---/ h----/ th-/ ---/ ----/ th-t/ ----/ --/ -------/ th-th--/.
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Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! |
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03-29-2005, 01:37 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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Well, that combination of letters really gave away the last word! Thanks to your good help, Tuor, and the fact that the lines looked like they could be poetry, my search was successful. Here's the answer:
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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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03-29-2005, 02:21 AM
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Banshee of Camelot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Switzerland
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 Well done Esty! With only two letters!
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03-29-2005, 02:26 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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Oh, I forgot to mention the speakers - the mariners are addressing Fíriel in 'The Last Ship', The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
Here's a new quote: Quote:
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03-30-2005, 03:18 AM
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Banshee of Camelot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Switzerland
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O ?
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03-30-2005, 03:21 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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O yes!
Indeed - well spotted!
O! ----- o- -o-o---- o- ------ o- ------ ------ o- -------- o- ------o--o-, o- -o------- o- o----, - ----o--
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