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Nov 18, 2008
Prolix Verbosity
Apparently, women talk more than men. If you believe that, you haven't been on a trading floor. Oh well. [From
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I have modestly given myself the name of the greatest of the Eldar: Fëanor, the maker of the Silmarils and the creator of the Tengwar. He was a Master of many things. I am merely a Jack.
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