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The Lord of the Rings – Merry and Estella
It was a cool autumn evening when Estella Bolger arrived at Brandy Hall. As she walked up to one of the side doors, she listened to the Brandywine as it flowed past one of Buckleberry’s many docks. There were many sounds a skilled hobbit could pick out. Mostly wind in the trees and many birds and insects singing. She listened for a few seconds more then knocked on the door.

It was opened by one of the younger Brandybucks. “Hi, Estella,” he said. “Merry is waiting in the North Hall.”

“Thanks,” Estella said.

Estella always found getting through Brandy Hall difficult, what with the large number of Brandybucks going to and fro through the hallways, which branched this way in that in unpredictable ways. It was like the Brandybucks didn’t plan out the expansion of the Smial. However, she remembered the way to the North Hall and entered less than 5 minutes after she was let in.

“Hi, Estella,” Merry said.

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Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the first of the stations. The Doctor looked around. He found the security station. He approached it, holding up the psychic paper. “Ilkona Investigation Agency. I'm looking for information on a breakdown near this station.”

“All the information on that can be accessed here.”

Words: 50

Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“So, the crew of that ship didn't want help?” she asked.

“No,” Nina answered.

“Anything else?”

“No.”

The monosyllabic answers weren't exactly satisfying, but Alpha didn't want to push. “No doubt you're exhausted.”

“I'm not exhausted,” Nina objected.

“Exhausted or not, you're off duty until tomorrow,” Alpha said.

“Understood,” Nina said.
Alpha returned to the bridge. She still wasn't sure what to make of what had happened with Nina. “Computer, resume Klingon opera playlist.”

“Affirmative.”

Hours later, Nina slipped into Sickbay from the side corridor (rather than the main corridor). “Computer, active Emergency Medical Hologram.”

“Please State the Nature of the Medical Emergency.”

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Excerpt from: The Doctor on the Hunting Ground
“This doesn't make sense,” Graham said. “I mean, moving a city would take a lot of fuel.”

“You're right,” The Doctor said. She looked in the distance, and knew that Graham's point was about to be proved. “Look out there. You'll see a smaller mobile settlement.”

“Barely,” Ryan said.

“We're going to be a lot closer.”

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Excerpt from: Age of Heroes v2
January 31, 1976
Jane Goodall reports the existence of more meta-Chimps.

February 3, 1976
In Dunedin, a group of metas form the Dunedin Detective Agency...

February 23, 1976
Tina Long, (the Brisbane secretary), overhears a plot to assassinate the Queensland Premier, Joh Bjelke-Peterson...

September 22, 1982
Astrid Stein advertises for a 'partner' who has more 'useful' powers, to help in her crime prevention...

Words: 63

Excerpt from: Hobbitdale
She was especially annoyed at one particular cheerleader. A peculiarity of Hobbitdale to be sure. Hobbits usually didn’t go in for cheerleading. But in a school that was mostly Hobbit…

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Total: 302

Total Overall: 7606

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Excerpt from: Discovery of Uncertainty
Halladin didn’t know how to describe it. “What do you make of it?”

“I don’t know what to compare it to,” Hurin added.

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Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space
Outside the TARDIS, the Doctor and the others approached a village.

Words: 11

Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
Alpha knew Nina was restless. It was obvious she wanted to do more than review the Baffin crew's logs and help her get back to the right universe. She sighed. Closing the file on Klingon history she accessed the probe inventory. She could launch some of them to have a clandestine look at the closest of the continents.

The probe launched from the Baffin. Unlike the holograms aboard the ship, its AI was relatively simple. It wouldn't get bored, for a start. It left the Baffin and headed northwards. Two minutes later, it had left the island the ship had crashed on behind.

Words: 103

Total: 137

21 September, FA 1997
Daria walked with the Human girl she had met in the Self-Esteem class, Jane Lane, towards her house. She was amazed that Hobbitdale seemed to have a majority Hobbit population, whereas Highland was mostly human. ‘Hence the name, I guess,’ she thought. (She didn’t know what Beavis and Butthead were...)

Jane was speaking. “So, then, after the role-playing, next class they put the girls and the guys in separate rooms and a female counselor talks to us about body image.”

“What do they talk to the boys about?” Daria asked.

“A classroom full of guys and a male teacher?” Jane asked, looking at Daria incredulously.

They came to a stop “Nocturnal Emissions.”

“I don’t get it Jane. You've got the entire course memorized. How come you can't pass the test to get out?”

“I could pass the test, but I like having low self-esteem. It makes me feel special.”

‘Right,’ Daria thought. They turned into another street, this one with more Human style houses rather than the nearly ubiquitous Hobbit-holes.

“So, you’re a half-Elf?” Jane asked, turning to the tall girl beside her.

Daria was taken aback. “How did you know?” she asked.

“I noticed your ears. You may try to hide it, but they showed momentarily,” Jane said.

“Oops,” Daria said.

“Why hide your heritage?” Jane asked.

“My sister flaunts it,” Daria said.

“Oh!” Jane said.

They entered Jane’s house, a Victorian style farmhouse that had been overtaken by Hobbitdale’s urban expansion. Daria noticed a strange sculpture to the left of the path as she went in.

Half an hour later, after driving away a couple of Orcs whom had tried to foreclose on the Lanes (Jane’s parents were somewhere in Harafrica), Jane and Daria were eating pizza in the kitchen.

“So, your mother’s an Elf?” Jane asked.

“Yes,” Daria said, knowing that Jane wouldn’t consider Morgendorffer to be an Elven name.

“Is she like really old. Like, did she experience the Roman Empire or something like that?”

“No, she is much younger. She is a native born New Numenorean, born in the decades after the War of Independence,” Daria said.

“Still rather cool,” Jane said.

“Jane, it isn’t all glamorous. Elves are no different to Humans, Hobbits, Dwarves or even Orcs. The only difference is that they have uber-longevity,” Daria said.

“I guess so. Your family are the only Elves I know of in Hobbitdale,” Jane said, apologetically.

Daria smiled a Mona Lisa smile.

The two new friends continued to talk for a while prior to Daria going home.

Hobbitdale
The blue Lexus approached the High School. “Girls, I just want you to know your mother and I realise it's not easy moving to a whole new town -- especially for you, Daria, right?” Jake Morgendorffer said.

“Did we move?” his 15, almost 16, year old daughter, Daria, said with a touch of sarcasm, as she looked out at the houses, most of which seemed to be single story, with round front doors.

“I am just saying you don't make friends as easily as, uh, some people,” Jake said.

Music blared from the radio, ‘Dwarfish Mine Metal’ Daria thought. Her 17th months younger sister Quinn turned up the music. “Quinn for instance,” she said.

“That's not what I meant... necessarily,” Jake said, as he turned the radio off. “The point is, the first day at a new school is bound to be difficult...”

Daria leaned forward and cranked up the volume. “Speak up, Dad! Can't hear you!”

“Uh, where was I,” Jake asked as he pulled into the turning circle at the front of the school.

“Don't get upset if it takes the other kids a little while to warm up to you,” Jake said as he stopped.

Quinn got out of the car, ensuring that her long red hair was swept back enough so that her pointed ears, which showed her Half-Elven heritage, were not hidden.

Immediately she noticed that the majority of the students were Hobbits, though she could see the odd Human, Dwarf or even Orc here and there.

Two excellently dressed Hobbit-lasses greeted her. “Hi! You’re cool. What’s your name?” the one with her hair in pigtales asked.

Meanwhile, Daria slipped by unnoticed.

“Quinn Morgendorffer.”

“Cool name. But isn’t it a Human name?” the other asked.

“It’s my dad’s name. Mom’s the Elf,” Quinn said.

“Cool!” the first girl asked.

“What are your names?” Quinn asked.

“Stacia Rowan,” the one with the pig-tails said.

“Sandi Gamgee, would you like to join the Fashion Club?”

“Sure,” Quinn said.

Sandi Gamgee watched as the half-elven girl entered the school. A Half-Elf in the Fashion Club! Popularity would spike for sure!

...

The School Psychologist held the test in front of Daria. “Very good, Quinn! Now, Dora, let's see if you can make up a story as vivid as your sister's,”

“It’s Daria.”

“I’m sorry Daria. What do you see in the picture Diraa?”

“Um... a herd of beautiful wild unicorns running free across the plains.”

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Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“Weapons and defence systems.”

“Yes. Phased Energy weapons, Phasers; and Quantum Torpedoes. Deflector shields to defend against enemy weapons fire. The latter had failed before the crash. They're now fully repaired.”

Nina knew Alpha was holding something back, most likely the status of the torpedo inventory, but didn't ask. “That's good,” she said, regarding the repair status of the shields.

Alpha pointed to the port console. “The Operations Console, where ships systems are monitored and the crew's activities managed.” She then walked back to the rear consoles.

Words: 87

Excerpt from: Questions of Reality
“That's true,” Commander Charleston stated.

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Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space (Revision 2)
She knew the TARDIS didn't like it when they were left open.

The Doctor was about to go back into the TARDIS when Felicia came out. She sensed her state of mind immediately and knew that the TARDIS had imparted (or had tried to impart) something to her. That was something that hadn’t happened for a while, probably not more than once since her last regeneration. She looked at the other companions. she saw that all of them, more or less, knew that something was up with Felicia.
“Ok, don’t be all staring at me like that.”

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Excerpt from: Doctor Who – An Ordinary Wednesday
“Aussies apparently,” Dani added.

“I’ll try the ‘Bangers and Mash’,” Clara decided.

“Isn’t that just sausages and mashed potatoes?” Dani asked.

“One can add side vegetables,” Clara said.

“Then I’ll have the Fish and Chips. I always wanted to try that,” the Doctor said.

They then made their order.

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Excerpt from: Discovery of Uncertainty
Halladin decided.

“Of course,” Hurin added.

Words: 5

Excerpt from: Haunted Eyes
She was still looking around, hands twitching nervously at her sides. One thing was certain. He was sure she didn’t know what to say to the people she didn’t know. ‘And she hasn’t seen me over here.’

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Excerpt from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Jake’s Challenge
He sat down and took out his PADD, but he was still stumped. Maybe hitting a few balls in a holosuite would clear his mind?
‘Probably,’ he thought.

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Overall: 308

Discovery of Uncertainty
23 January T.A. 3014
It had been a long time since any Dúnedain had been to this valley. Halladin stopped. Anything could be there. Something seemed off. “What’s wrong?” his Second, Hurin, asked.

“Feels like something that shouldn’t be there is there,” Halladin answered.

Hurin nodded. “We need to find out what it is.”