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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My only comment here is that Wolfe is talking about
twenty years after writing 5HoC, and has forgotten the name of the novella; I
think he has also forgotten which group of pre-colonisation inhabitants was
called the Shadow Children.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I think making the abos the Shadow Children is
untenable for a lot of reasons.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Gerry Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jerry_friedman@yahoo.com href="mailto:jerry_friedman@yahoo.com">Jerry
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif">A: Well, Tolkien had
no knowledge of hobbit culture. But in any case, Wolfe has called the
halt, and you're right. He said in his interview with Lawrence Person,
""'A Story,' by John V. Marsch," yes, which is not actually written by John V.
Marsch, but by the shadowchild who has </SPAN><I
style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif">replaced</I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman,new york,times,serif"> John V.
Marsch."</SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT
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