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- From: lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA (Michael Lewchuk)
- Subject: Re: Dwarves want women (was Re: Melkor: Genetic Engineer?)
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 06:17:16 GMT
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- forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis ) writes:
- >The dwarf- women must have beards, else it wouldn't be difficult to
- >distinguish them from the men. I wonder how they reproduce their species?
- >Given a longer lifespan (250 yrs) they'd have ample time, yet they don't
- >seem to be very motivated.
- >Eric Forbis forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu
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- Continuing with that passage about dwarves, it is also said
- Dwarves only take one wife, and there are few dwarf-women, and some want
- a man they cannot have while others simply do not want any man. In short,
- there are few dwarf-women and they can be very picky about who they take as
- a mate and thus aren't as plentiful as Orcs who will breed with anything.
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- Michael Lewchuk
- lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA
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