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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don Rosa wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><But the #3 idea is to have current stories that take
place in 2003 and still<BR>have $crooge refer to his adventures in the 19th
Century -- this forces the<BR>reader to put the stories into a fairy-tale
Never-Never Land, and that takes<BR>the power out of the characters... they are
apparently immune to misfortune<BR>or aging or injury.></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>How about a 4th. version: The ducks are mortal, but they
live for a very long time, like some types of elves. Non-talking duck live for
7-10 years if they're lucky during hunting seasons. Maybe talking ducks live a
lot longer. In any case, we can't automatically assume that they have the same
life expectancy as real humans. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To me, $crooge was around in the 1890s. He was around in
the 1950s when I was a kid, and he is still around today. This does not make him
a less powerful character. He fears for his life just like the rest of us. He
knows he can get killed or even succumb to illness. And Duckburg is not a
fairy-tale land, but a 21st. century town. True, they drive old-fashioned cars
and the men still wear hats, but that's just their way. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Isn't that the whole point of creating a fantasy
world for yourself? You can have it both ways.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Nils from Norway</FONT> </DIV>
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