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   Wayne Brown to All   
   Re: Did Sauron know when a ring was dest   
   15 Oct 14 13:07:38   
   
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   From: fwbrown@bellsouth.net   
      
   In alt.fan.tolkien Bill O'Meally  wrote:   
   > On 2014-10-14 15:24:04 +0000, Wayne Brown said:   
   >   
   >> I was in a similar situation once:  I wrote a paper in school that   
   >> made reference to some basic astronomical fact (which one, I don't now   
   >> recall).  The teacher wrote a note in the margin that said, "Source?"   
   >   
   >    
   >   
   > And to the point, I'll wager you didn't surmise that she was attacking   
   > your personal character by asking the question.   
      
   That's right.   
      
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