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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 09-14-2002, 10:09 PM

Ha-ha! Makes me think there was a grandfather clock gifted to the elves by Bilbo. Gandalf had it magicked so that it only dinged the year, since for the elves that was sufficient. Only the elves got used to it, all the mortals in the hall were startled every new year.

Reminds me of my musings on the elvish legal system, where the hearing was marvelously fair, attended to personally by Elrond or Galadriel or whomever the leader of that particular place was. Only problem: your hearing date may be 127 years from now. If you explain you're mortal, they'll move it up to 20-30 years. They really feel that is fair and won't understand your impatience.

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-Maril

[ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]

09-14-2002, 10:09 PM	#24
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	Ha-ha! Makes me think there was a grandfather clock gifted to the elves by Bilbo. Gandalf had it magicked so that it only dinged the year, since for the elves that was sufficient. Only the elves got used to it, all the mortals in the hall were startled every new year. Reminds me of my musings on the elvish legal system, where the hearing was marvelously fair, attended to personally by Elrond or Galadriel or whomever the leader of that particular place was. Only problem: your hearing date may be 127 years from now. If you explain you're mortal, they'll move it up to 20-30 years. They really feel that is fair and won't understand your impatience. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] -Maril [ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?