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   From: the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm   
      
   On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:50:33 -0600, Jerry Friedman wrote:   
   >   
   > On 9/16/13 3:35 AM, Stan Brown wrote:   
   > ...   
   >   
   > > The actual content of the FAQ of the Rings hasn't been significantly   
   > > updated in a couple of years.  As always, if you see mistakes, or if   
   > > you have something new to add, please post here so that we can all   
   > > discuss it.   
   >   
   > Very interesting.  I have a couple of comments.   
   >   
   > "Cubic Zirconium" should be "Cubic Zirconia" (zirconium oxide).   
      
   Thanks; I've fixed it.   
      
   > You suggest that Faramir couldn't be corrupted by Rings, but I don't see   
   > any reason to believe that.  He held out for a day, but Boromir held out   
   > much longer than that and still succumbed.  And we have no idea what   
   > would have happened if someone like him had been given a reused one of   
   > the Seven (a possibility that had never occurred to me) by someone who   
   > didn't appear to represent the forces of darkness and he didn't know any   
   > practical or moral reason to refuse it.   
      
   That seems a valid point to me.  I'll figure out how to update it.   
      
   > And do you really want "Who could have beat Sauron...?" instead of "beaten"?   
      
   Answered downthread.   
      
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