(I love you too, Morwen .)

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

Reaction shots that morning were painfully boring. Miranda was being pushed to emotional limits by Pete, even though he was just on a tv screen. "Alright, now show how that last comment really affected you," said Pete over the static. They were filming in a studio in front of a blue screen. The scene was just after Aragorn had told her he didn't love her. They were on the millionth take, it seemed. "And...CUT! Pete, how's this one?" Geoff Murphy said into a microphone. "Excellent! One more..." There was an audible sigh from the various crew members around the set. Miranda asked, "Geoff, can I have a few minutes?" He nodded, and she headed for a chair. Jamie asked if she needed anything. "Yeah, the perfect take!" Geoff came over, and it appeared that Peter was satisfied. There was an audible, "Oh, thank God!" from everyone in the studio.

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

(Morwen, you have an amazing talent for making something excruciatingly boring.)

Turgon was looking at some conceptual sketches for the High-elven swords. He was arguing against them vehemently. "But there was only one of the Noldor that bore a 'bent' blade, and he fell in Gondolin!" Turgon yelled. Eventually Richard Taylor had to come over and ask what the trouble was. Turgon, looking half-mad and disheveled, said, "They're being disloyal to Tolkien!" Taylor said, "Get back to the forges and roast your head for a while, okay?" He walked away, muttering, "I knew we should'n't have hired rabid fans."

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

(Thanks for that, mate)

Jamie and Miranda went to the makeup trailer to get Miranda out of her wig and costume so they could go to lunch. "What type of food sounds good?" asked Jamie. "I don't know, you pick." "You sure?" This went on until they decided a generic resteraunt that served everything.

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

(Oh, yeah, Morwen, I wanted to congratulate you on your fantabulous signature!)

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

Turgon had no idea what was good around Wellington, so he went to a local Bo Ling's. He ordered a bowl of White Rice, Egg Drop soup, and a plate of Sweet and Sour Chicken. He made a mental note to check out the restaurants around Wellington on a day off. He called Jamie and asked if she was doing anything. "Like what?" she asked. "Oh, hang out, have a latte, write a book, whatever; I'm kinda bored," he replied. "Well, Miranda and I were going to do stuff.." "Oh, that's cool. Hey! We can invite a load of the cast and crew to a party!" he said. "Where?" she inquired. "Uhhh... wherever you two ladies want. I'm cool," he replied nonchalantly.

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

"Why not a relatively low-key boozer (pub) or something? Just a few of us, me being a rather big intorvert."

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

(I got the boozer thing, Morwen. I just do'n't understand where the Border Collie you keep your [infinitely deep] wells of information.)

Turgon laughed, "Sure, why not? I'm not much of one for drinking, but as long as they have billiards; I do'n't care either way."

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

"I'm not either. I was looking forward to a good counter, and perhaps some pool."

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

(NOnono... say it with me, mate: BILL-ee-ards.)

"That sounds great. Bye." Turgon hung up. Then he had an idea. An AWFUL idea. Turgon got a wonderful, awful idea. "I think I'll start a rumour about PJ making a King Kong remake," the Yank laughed to himself.

(Anyopne catch my drift?)

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

(Dear god!)
Jamie hung up and put the invitation to Miranda. She accepted, and the time was set for 8:00.

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

At 8:00, she pounded on Turgon's door. "Ready? Miranda called and said she's ready in the lobby. We're waiting on you!"

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

A groan answered her from inside the door. "Yeah, hold on," came the answer from inside. Fifteen minutes later Turgon came out, buttoning up his pants. At a look from Jamie he said, "Well, you caught me unawares, okay?" "So you were lounging around in your underwear when we have a, shall we say, date?" Jamie inquired, both horrified and perversely fascinated. "Yeah, that's pretty much it," he said with a hint of amusement. Miranda had decided to let the two have their banter. Smart woman.

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

Jamie raised her eyebrows and pretended to backhand Turgon. "You're an @$$, you know that?"

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Reasons I love England #217:
I saw "whilst" on a traffic sign

"Of course I do," he said with a smile [I noticed you used my censored version of the obscene "buttocks"]. "Surely you realise that I work at it."

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

(Of course, "pretending to backhand" is the worst you have ever done to me [for some strange reason].)

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....