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Tolkien’s “Errantry”: Chalcedony

September 25, 2014 BJ Deming

  …a sword he made of emerald, and terrible his rivalry with all the knights of Aerie and Faerie and Thellamie. Of crystal was his

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After getting an associate's degree in forestry, I studied geology in the 1980s but went into another field instead. The Internet renewed my interest in geoscience as a hobby. So, when some free time opened up after I retired, I decided to write a book about cat evolution. That has turned into a series and started a new career! Currently, I'm working on the next book in the series: a quick overview of the whole cat family. That is, the cats we know today. After that, come the sabertooths!

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