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   XPost: soc.culture.native, alt.culture.inuit   
   From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:58:56 +0200, Feanor   
    wrote:   
      
   >David Dalton wrote:   
   >> October 11 is Myths and Legends Day.   
   >>    
   >> (It is also Universal Music Day.)   
   >>    
   >   
   >implying Arda is not based on reality   
      
   If this is the Dalton I think it is, his grasp of "reality" is ... not   
   so firm.   
   --    
   "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,   
   Who evil spoke of everyone but God,   
   Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"   
      
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