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Rimbaud · 08-29-2003, 05:57 AM

Hmm, can't escape that initial thought.

Doomsman of the Valar fits better.

'Gloomy individual', self-explanatory. 'Condemns chap' - dooms man. 'V' for five, of course.

Mend around five refers to the surrounding letters, 'he' and 'al', making 'heal'.

Also, 'of the' contains oft, or 'regularly'.

'By a river' contains the ultimate 'ar'.

[ August 29, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ]

08-29-2003, 05:57 AM	#11
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Hmm, can't escape that initial thought. Doomsman of the Valar fits better. 'Gloomy individual', self-explanatory. 'Condemns chap' - dooms man. 'V' for five, of course. Mend around five refers to the surrounding letters, 'he' and 'al', making 'heal'. Also, 'of the' contains oft, or 'regularly'. 'By a river' contains the ultimate 'ar'. [ August 29, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ] __________________ And all the rest is literature