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<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Good
question, Gwen, and great follow-ups all.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe that titled bards should be able to show diversity, but after having
ready Robin's treatise ;-), I'm inclined to agree that we, as a community, have
come to rely on the standard story/song/poem as an expression of different
styles.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=084115010-04102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Robin's examples have given me a lot to think on (as tends to be the case
when Robin expounds). Perhaps we should, as a community, rethink our
"different styles" approach to include a broader
interpretation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>In service to the dream with a song in my heart, I am,<BR>HL
Gerald of Leesville<BR>A bard of Stargate </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>