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Tuesday, 5 December, 2006

by azgor

------&------ \|...........\| +...........\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@......\| ------.------ # @ "Dudley! Come quick! There's a Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.!"	------&------ \|....&......\| +...........\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@......\| ------@------ # @ "Oh my! Two Balrogs!"	------.------ \|...&.&.....\| +......&....\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "No, wait! I mean Balrogath, not Balrogs."	------&------ \|...&&.&....\| +.....&&....\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "Balrogath? That would mean Balrogkind!"
------&------ \|...&&..&...\| +....&.&....\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "That would be like seeing two guys and saying, 'Oh, look! Mankind!'"	------.------ \|...&&..&...\| +....&&&....\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "Well, Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. is Sindarin, so the plural must be Belryg."	------&------ \|..&&&.&&...\| +...&&&&....\| \|...........\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "Belryg?! You mean Balroeg, of course!"	------.------ \|..&&..&&&..\| +.&.&&&&&.&.\| \|......&....\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "No, 'Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.' is the singular!"
------&------ \|.&&&&.&&...\| +..&.&&&&&&.\| \|&&.&.&&..&.\| \|...........\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "Not 'BalROG!' I said, 'BalROEG!' Listen to the word. It's not spelled the same."	------.------ \|.&&&&..&.&&\| +&.&&&&&&&&.\| \|&&&&.&&&.&&\| \|.&.......&.\| \|....@@.....\| ------.------ # @ "Balroeg? I seriously doubt that it's Balroeg. It's Belryg. I'm sure of it."	------&------ \|&&&&&.&&&&&\| +&.&&&&&&&&.\| \|&&&&.&&&.&&\| \|&&......&&&\| \|.&..@@...&.\| ------.------ # @ "Belryg!? Listen to yourSELF, for crying out loud!"	------&------ \|&&&&&.&&&&&\| +&.&&&&&&&&.\| \|&&.&.&&&.&&\| \|&&.&...&&&&\| \|.&..@@...&.\| ------.------ # @ "That doesn't even sound like it comes from the same root word!"
------.------ \|&&&&&.&&&&&\| +&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&.&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&.&\| \|&&..@@..&&&\| ------.------ # @ "Wait a second! You're playing illiterate conduct!"	------.------ \|&&&&&.&&&&&\| +&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&.&&&&&&\| \|&&.&...&.&&\| \|&&..@@.&.&&\| ------.------ # @ "Why am I arguing about Sindarin linguistics with an illiterate!?"	------&------ \|&&&&&.&&&&&\| +&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ & @ "Oh, real mature!"	------&------ \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| &&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ &
------&------ \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| &&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ & A Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. looks at its watchThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details..	------&------ \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| &&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ &	------&------ \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| &&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ &	------&------ \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| &&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&&&&&&&&&\| \|&&&....&&&&\| \|&&&.@@.&&&&\| ------.------ & @ "That's a lot of Balrogs."
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