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|  03-02-2006, 02:40 AM | #1562 | 
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			HNRST "H-/ -s/ -----n-/, -/ --/ -------/. S--/ --t-r/ ---/ th-s-/ --nt-r--s/ t-/ s--/ -/ --n/ ---n-/ ---/ h-s/ -----/; --t/ -----/ --r/ ---/, --rh--s/." 
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|  03-04-2006, 08:14 AM | #1563 | 
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			E, please.
		 
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|  03-04-2006, 01:36 PM | #1564 | 
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			HNRST E "He/ -s/ -----n-/, -/ --/ -e--e-e/. S--/ --ter/ ---/ these/ -ent-r-es/ t-/ see/ -/ --n/ ---n-/ ---/ h-s/ -----/; --t/ -----/ --r/ ---/, -erh--s/." 
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|  03-04-2006, 02:21 PM | #1565 | 
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			I'm puzzling over this quote, pretty sure I recognize a couple of words, but not yet finding them in the stories I've paged through.  Perhaps a C will help me to see...
		 
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|  03-04-2006, 02:39 PM | #1566 | 
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			HNRSTE C "He/ -s/ -----n-/, -/ --/ -e--e-e/. S--/ --ter/ ---/ these/ cent-r-es/ t-/ see/ -/ --n/ ---n-/ ---/ h-s/ ----c/; --t/ --c--/ --r/ ---/, -erh--s/." 
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|  03-04-2006, 02:49 PM | #1567 | 
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			P P-p-please...  (I've been searching in Roverandom too long; stuttering with him over Psamathos, perhaps?!)
		 
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|  03-04-2006, 03:10 PM | #1568 | 
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			HNRSTEC P (sorry, only two P's ) "He/ -s/ -----n-/, -/ --/ -e--e-e/. S--/ --ter/ ---/ these/ cent-r-es/ t-/ see/ -/ --n/ ---n-/ ---/ h-s/ ----c/; --t/ --c--/ --r/ ---/, perh-ps/." 
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|  03-05-2006, 10:02 AM | #1569 | |
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			Ah, I was looking in the right story, just not thoroughly enough at first!  Now I found it:   Quote: 
 I had recognized "centuries" a couple of posts ago, and knew it couldn't be found in too many minor works, but finding it took time! 
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|  03-07-2006, 09:10 AM | #1570 | 
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				  |  Yes, that's it, Esty! Well done to find it with so few clues. 
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|  03-09-2006, 02:47 AM | #1571 | |
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				Washing day!
			 
			
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|  03-09-2006, 01:26 PM | #1572 | 
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			but not Goldberry's washing day, I guess.     A please 
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|  03-09-2006, 02:03 PM | #1573 | 
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				A
			 
			
			That remains to be seen! -- ------ -- ---a- ----- --- a ----- --a----. 
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|  03-10-2006, 03:18 AM | #1574 | 
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			Let's continue with some T     
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|  03-10-2006, 04:03 AM | #1575 | 
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				T-time!
			 
			
			-t ------ -- ---a- ----- --t a ---t- --a---t.
		 
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|  03-11-2006, 10:20 AM | #1576 | 
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			"i"s?
		 
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|  03-11-2006, 10:48 AM | #1577 | 
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				I-spy
			 
			
			It ------ -- ---a- -i--- --t a -i-t- --a---t.
		 
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|  03-11-2006, 01:54 PM | #1578 | 
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			how about S ?
		 
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|  03-11-2006, 02:40 PM | #1579 | 
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				S - but we has only one, preciousss
			 
			
			It s----- -- ---a- -i--- --t a -i-t- --a---t.
		 
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|  03-11-2006, 03:05 PM | #1580 | 
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				  |  "It should be clean linen, not a dirty blanket." Totta to Tidwald about the cloth they use to cover Beorhtnoth's body . (I have recently reread the whole poem...  ) 
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|  03-11-2006, 03:33 PM | #1581 | 
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			Well washed, Guinevere!  That poem is full of interesting lines, isn't it?!  Your turn...
		 
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|  03-12-2006, 03:06 PM | #1582 | 
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			your hint about "washing day"  helped me recognize the word "dirty".     "--------," (.......) "-/ ---'-/ --------/ ----/ -/ ----/, ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ---/ ------/ ------/." 
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|  03-12-2006, 03:36 PM | #1583 | 
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			R, please
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 08:04 AM | #1584 | 
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			"--------," (.......) "-/ ---'-/ r------r/ ----/ -/ ----/, ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ---/ ---r--/ ------/."
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 08:14 AM | #1585 | 
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			"o"s, please.
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 08:33 AM | #1586 | 
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			"-o------," (.......) "-/ -o-'-/ r------r/ ----/ -/ ----/, ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ -o-/ ---r--/ --o---/."
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 09:30 AM | #1587 | 
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			Ls?
		 
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|  03-14-2006, 03:19 PM | #1588 | 
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			Sorry, only one L "-o------," (.......) "-/ -o-'-/ r------r/ ----/ -/ ----/, ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ -o-/ ---rl-/ --o---/." 
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|  03-14-2006, 11:12 PM | #1589 | 
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			OK, since my other guesses weren't very helpful, it's T-time again!
		 
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|  03-15-2006, 08:32 AM | #1590 | 
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				  |   "-o------," (.......) "-/ -o-'t/ r------r/ ---t/ -/ ----/, --t/ ------/ -t/ ---/ -ot/ ---rl-/ --o---/." (my goodness, you were very early this morning!  ) 
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|  03-15-2006, 10:31 AM | #1591 | 
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			Early to bed and early to rise...  (Another proverb for you!)  It doesn't happen often, but occasionally. It's starting to look more like words, but not enough for me yet. S, Please? 
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|  03-15-2006, 02:14 PM | #1592 | 
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			"-o-s--s-," (.......) "-/ -o-'t/ r------r/ ---t/ -/ s---/, --t/ ------/ -t/ --s/ -ot/ ---rl-/ --o---/."
		 
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|  03-16-2006, 04:26 AM | #1593 | 
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			...still not clear - A, please.
		 
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|  03-16-2006, 07:15 AM | #1594 | 
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			"n"s, please.
		 
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			"Nons-ns-," (.......) "-/ -on't/ r------r/ --at/ -/ sa--/, --t/ an--a-/ -t/ -as/ not/ n-arl-/ -no---/."
		 
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|  03-16-2006, 03:40 PM | #1597 | 
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			Exactly!     
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|  03-16-2006, 03:56 PM | #1598 | |
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			Here's a new quote:   Quote: 
 
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|  03-17-2006, 01:52 PM | #1599 | 
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			Are there any O's ?
		 
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|  03-17-2006, 02:46 PM | #1600 | 
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				O yes!
			 
			
			-o- -- -o-'-- ------- -o ---- - ----, -'-- ----- -o- -o-- -o ---.
		 
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