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Labrygon_at_... wrote:
>My Dear Eparikondos,
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>Your letter from the scholar Chrestus Jerome neglects several important
>sources of apple lore. He should recall the grove of red apple trees, a place where
>the spirits of birds once passed through to their otherworld after death,
>guided by the meadowlark,. He surely should have recounted the known sites where
>Storm Apples grow. Clearly, the scholarship of those beardless wonders who
>worship the brown man need to organise their libraries. It seems hard to believe
>that an Empire as great and powerful as the Third Council should have
>neglected to nuture orchards within their regions, despite or perhaps even encouraged,
>by the Years without Fruit that plagued Peloria as a result of Middle Sea
>thaumaturgy. I am sure there are Apple flavoured elves in the Stinking Forest.
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>As to your questions about how to translate those phrases from Auld Wyrmish
>I'd suggest "the apple of my eye", "cider with Rosie", "as draconic as apple
>pie", and "prizewinning cabbage".
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>We must remember also, the lump in our throats known in Theyalan as Kurzana's
>Apple.
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>Rescue all wisdom,
>Tonalang Diamondwhite
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