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Man is an Old English word meaning human being.

Yeah, Faldage, I've heard that before. But to most people (including myself) man now immediately conjures up images of an adult male person. I just thought the journeyman thing was a little odd, how it added to my view of who Sparteye was, without me realizing it.


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Bean exasperates: Yeah, Faldage, I've heard that before. in response to my Man is an Old English word meaning human being.

Well, I never said it would be easy.




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