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Old 03-01-2007, 02:33 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Sardy
The part that strikes me the most about the excerpt is Balin's surprise at the thought that these "treasure-seekers" might STILL be around.
That's the (fairy)tale trick number #2987: to refer to the old days when everything was better or more interesting or more curious or more fairytale-like...
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