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The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
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Posted on 11/03/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

A new road or a secret gate...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: All

OK, I'm sleepy and shivery and getting stupid 'cause I'm so tired, so I'm gonna log off for the night. Goodnight Hole!


41 posted on 11/03/2004 7:02:42 PM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: ExGeeEye; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; osagebowman; Corin Stormhands
Somebody will say something a dwarf could get in trouble with... ;~D

Real Men Love Bush.

why, yes... yes we do... whassat?... you meant ... nevermind...

42 posted on 11/03/2004 7:03:25 PM PST by g'nad
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To: g'nad

I knew it!


43 posted on 11/03/2004 7:04:28 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog

You have:

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.

But if I recall correctly it should be:

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though I oft have passed them by,
The day may come at last when I
Take the hidden paths that run
East of the Moon, west of the Sun.


44 posted on 11/03/2004 7:04:41 PM PST by Grig
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To: ExGeeEye
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

*blushes*

that was so obvious...NICE pic!! :D

I need to go to bed!

45 posted on 11/03/2004 7:06:33 PM PST by Alkhin ("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
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To: ExGeeEye
War doen't have to be all blood, toil tears and sweat

but that's the fun part...

46 posted on 11/03/2004 7:08:08 PM PST by g'nad
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To: RosieCotton
You are so right...refused to listen to anything. Kinda reminds one of Kerry, doesnt it?

I got RoseBear's msg about the NaNoWriMo...I am bailing out this time...would like to focus on the graphic novel thing.

Maybe now that the election is overwith and I can breath a genuine sigh of relief, I can finally quit myself of the habit of going immediately to the forum boards for news listings...maybe I can finally relax and enjoy writing...

Nah...probably not...but am gonna try anyway....

47 posted on 11/03/2004 7:10:57 PM PST by Alkhin ("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
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To: Grig
Welcome, and very observant!

The version we have appears in the beginning of the story... Chapter 3.

Your version appears at the end of the book, at the Grey Havens:



It was evening, and the stars were glimmering in the eastern sky as they passed the ruined oak and turned and went on down the hill between the hazel-thickets. Sam was silent, deep in his memories. Presently he became aware that Frodo was singing softly to himself, singing the old walking-song, but the words were not quite the same.

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

And as if in answer, from down below, coming up the road out of the valley, voices sang:

A! Elbereth Gilthoniel!
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath,
Gilthoniel, A! Elbereth!
We still remember, we who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees
The starlight on the Western Seas.


48 posted on 11/03/2004 7:11:55 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: All
On that note, I am off. Need a break from news, and computer.

Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

49 posted on 11/03/2004 7:17:37 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog; All

Right behind you, sis. I'm exhausted.

Sleep well, Hobbit Hole!


50 posted on 11/03/2004 7:18:36 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Uh, no. I bash Boromir with the best of 'em. I'd fight Rosie for Faramir if she didn't have to just be content with Sam...


51 posted on 11/03/2004 7:22:54 PM PST by JenB
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To: g'nad

:)


52 posted on 11/03/2004 7:23:19 PM PST by ExGeeEye (The Johns Are Flushed, Panting, and Damp. What have they been up to?)
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To: All

Howdy all :)


53 posted on 11/03/2004 7:24:03 PM PST by GulfWar1Vet (God is in control, despite the bad circumstances in life...Do you belive that?)
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To: JenB

S'ok...as long as everyone remembers I get the Took!


54 posted on 11/03/2004 7:27:54 PM PST by Alkhin ("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
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To: JenB
....erm....when I'm not flirting with the Captain, that is...
55 posted on 11/03/2004 7:29:27 PM PST by Alkhin ("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
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To: Alkhin

You are welcome to them both, thank'ee!


56 posted on 11/03/2004 7:30:33 PM PST by JenB
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To: GulfWar1Vet
Greetings, colleague.

SVC Btry, 3/8th FAR, 18th FA Bde, XVIII Abn Corps.

From Rafha, past An Nasiriyah, to a FLID site NW of Basra; then the long march back to Khobar.

57 posted on 11/03/2004 7:31:34 PM PST by ExGeeEye (The Johns Are Flushed, Panting, and Damp. What have they been up to?)
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To: ExGeeEye

Eeeevenin' evellybody... [sip]

yikes... I'm late. Anybody home? nice new digs you got here...


58 posted on 11/03/2004 7:56:00 PM PST by Ramius (Time? What time do you think we have?)
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To: Fedora; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; g'nad; All
The day after the election is a good day to start a new thread!

Beats the way I used to spend the day after election.

I had too many years of losing campaigns and trying to rewrite my resume the day after with a HUGH hangover...

59 posted on 11/03/2004 7:57:22 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (Thank You God...for delivering us from "President Kerry!")
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To: ExGeeEye
Real Men Love Bush.

oh, I should *so* not read back up to find low-hanging fruit like this.

60 posted on 11/03/2004 7:58:32 PM PST by Ramius (Time? What time do you think we have?)
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