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   From: dthierbach@usenet.arcornews.de   
      
   Derek Broughton  wrote:   
   > Hey, I know what an allegory is - it's generally a nude or nearly nude   
   > female.   
      
   Now that finally explains why Tolkien wrote in the foreword to the   
   Lord of the Rings "I cordially dislike allegory in all its   
   manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary   
   enough to detect its presence."   
      
   Thank you.   
      
   - Dirk   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)