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Subject:	Re: Combat!
Date:	Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:21:03 -0600
From:	J. Madison Davis <[log in to unmask]>

A silly comparison: Shakespeare was writing a play. He expected the actors to provide all the details of the duel.

JMD

Kent Graham wrote:

[log in to unmask]"> A member of the historical fiction mail list posed this question -- in part -- yesterday. I can think of several responses, ranging from philosophical to technical