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Elanor · 04-27-2001, 01:13 PM

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Re: Sam Gamgee all the way!!

I vote for Sam too. Everyone has already given the reasons very eloquently, but I'd just like to add one more point in his favour.

One of Sam's truly heroic qualities (in my opinion) is that he overcomes great fear and doubt to do what he knows in his heart is the right thing. On several occasions, he was almost paralysed by fear, but managed to overcome it.

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Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 38</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Sam Gamgee all the way!! I vote for Sam too. Everyone has already given the reasons very eloquently, but I'd just like to add one more point in his favour. One of Sam's truly heroic qualities (in my opinion) is that he overcomes great fear and doubt to do what he knows in his heart is the right thing. On several occasions, he was almost paralysed by fear, but managed to overcome it. </p> __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )