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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tonight at the Pennsic War, the kingdom of
Ealdormere elevated Eleanor Fairchild, a former Premier Bard of Ansteorra and a
Truly great harpist, to the rank, estate, style, title and degree of Mistress of
the Laurel.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am told that it was a moving and delightful
ceremony, and that, as a tribute to her persona and art, she was
gifted with Elizabethan sweetmeats and a replacement harp string as well as the
traditional Laurel medallion, cloak and wreath.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Those who attended the ceremony will long remember
the strong emotions they experienced as the heralds
proclaimed:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Is there a medallion for her?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Is there a cloak for her?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Is there a wreath for her?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Are there pasties for her?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Is there a g-string for her?"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Ummmm...</DIV>
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<DIV>Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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