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Old 01-25-2005, 12:34 PM   #4
Trilby
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elspode
Looks like something akin to driving the animals 'twixt the balefires at Beltane (May Day, to the rest of you non-Pagans).
" 'twixt" being the operative word.
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