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I didn't see anything like this anywhere, so sorry if it's up.
I was wondering if anybody else out there thinks this might could be changed?
Pg. 344 about three-quarters of the way down.--
   Sazed wasn't as easily convinced. Yet, he kept his reservations to himself as he turn back to his research. Spook must have noticed them looking over at him, for a few minutes later he made his way to Sazed's table. The boy -- (and this is the part) -- blinked against the lantern-light, soft though it was, and pulled up a chair.
   It sounds to me like  Sazed notices Spook's eyes blink. Now if you read the  next couple pages up to page 347 I think it's still in the same time frame. up until about a quarter of the way down and--
     "Him excluded," Breeze said. "Spook is harmless. Really, you shouldn't--"
      "Breeze," Spook interrupted, glancing over with his strange, -- (and this is the part) bandaged eyes, spectacles hidden underneath and bulging out from the face just slightly under the cloth. 
     
     I'm just wondering what everyone thinks? Am I reading it wrong maybe? Or do you think maybe it could be fixed for the pb?  I remember reading it the first time and it stuck out to me. So when Mr. Sanderson was asking for proofs I remembered it had something to do with Spook and went back and first skimmed all his parts and then had to actually reread all the parts where he was in it.  Just wondering what everyone elses opinions might be.
   Thanks.

     So, being new and getting hammered with my first post I thought I might like to tackle something a little lighter this time. Having read the FAQs I learned it's bad form to post new thoughts on old subjects. Understandable, if I'd been here a while I'm sure I'd not want to rehash threads from 1922. 

     I had some thought that discussing a MB movie and who we'd like to see in the various roles might be on the light side and put me--yep, it's all about me--in a better light.  So being the good little poster I'm trying to be I went in search of trying to see if there ever were any posts of the aforementioned thread. So, seems like that's a been there, done that. 

    Well, during my travels through the 26 pages of 25 or whatnot threads I found a lot of interesting topics.  Some I found I wanted to opine on and some I actually thought I just might have something semi-intelligible to say.  Forum decorum dictates there shall be no rehashing of old ideas. Nobody wants to revisit something they already debated to death in 2007 again in 2009. Except maybe me. And perhaps a few others that might not have been around back in 2007.

     This got me to thinking, and if any of you have read my earlier post you'll know that the word think and me doesn't quite gel. Nonetheless, I wondered if us newbies might could have--yep, might could have for all the English majors--our own thread? Doesn't have to be much and when the old-timers see it they can just roll their eyes heavenward and think to themselves them (expletive filled invectives) rookies is at it again. You won't catch ME in that thread, and just leave it be.  But maybe, just maybe, a few might have something to say on an earlier thread and y'all can let us have our say? After all, it's not really our fault we got to the party late and there were some pretty good thoughts going around back then.

     So without further ado, adieu? whatever, I'd like to comment on a Terry Goodkind thread. (Somewhere between pages 10 and 13 if I remember correctly, for those that be interested) Seems he got hammered for some of his comments and the way he feels about fans. I'm there. Total disrespect for the ones who pay his bills. The fantasy genre too. Guess if you have magic in your books it doesn't have to be fantasy if you're Terry. You're WAY to good to write fantasy.  Thing is, I like his books. Now though comes word from his website that he is writing mainstream literature.  Has a book deal and everything. Wouldn't it be great if it failed spectacularly? I'd love to see him, having failed, crawl back to the ranks of the fantasy geeks. Anybody else have anything?
 
     If there are not too many souls that like the thought of what I'm trying to do, please feel free to tear it down.  It, not me  It's just a thought and if it doesn't fit that's fine.  If it's too encompassing and unwieldy that's fine. I'm picturing it as just something to post on bygone posts without bothering anybody who has been here through it before. Although, I think anyone would be welcome by all means. That's enough for now, but if anybody happens to feel the same way, feel free.  And next time, if a next time there be,  I've got a few ideas on another long bygone thread on MB movie and who I think could play who--whom? Thanks for finishing. I know that's a lot to tread your way through.