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Old 07-15-2003, 04:40 AM   #2
Mariska Greenleaf
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The question is, what do you mean by "natural"?
The elves are much closer to nature than men, they have been around for a much longer time and are like one with nature. Because of their immortality they have a lot more responsibilities than men have. I think this immortality is not only a blessing, but also a curse because of this. They are closer to their creator, which perhaps makes them less natural. Also, because they are so perfect and good at everything, you could consider them to be unnatural. And in that case, men, with all their mistakes and lust for power are more natural.
But I would call them more "real" than elves, and elves in the end more "natural" than men, or is this a contradictio in terminis?
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