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Old 07-13-2010, 02:54 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Boromir88 View Post
But my favourite was Eowyn in TTT talking about the wildmen...now she says: 'the wildmen burn as they go, rick, cot, and tree.'

I thought she said 'Rick Cottontree' and came up with an imagination of who this 'Rick' guy was and of course set him on fire in my head.
I thought so for the longest time too! I always thought "Who's this Rick Cottontree Eowyn speaks of anyway?" I didn't recognise the name, and now I know why. Actually, I didn't get what she was saying until I read the bit of the book where 'rick, cot, and tree' are in a different order.
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