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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gwyneth asked:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> So, then, the Crown decides? Just wondering....</DIV>
<DIV>> I counsel the Crown and KSeneschal on all the other A&S bids
except that one.</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When it started, it was owned by the College,
and the College officers -- the Principal of the College and the Premier
Bard -- took on the responsibility of setting the event up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the College was banned, the Premier Bard
inherited that responsibility. Some Premier Bards have focused on it, and
some didn't seem to realize that it was part of the responsibility, because the
structure to support it had been destroyed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay
Rudin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>