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Eternal Blue
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posted October 25, 2004 03:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Blue     Edit/Delete Message
'Any one who fails to obey
A high price he shall pay
One with delayed submission
His people shall face extermination'

This was perchance the king's intention
A plan was carried out by the Lord Advocate's sick passion
Off the troops went to Glen Coe
Where the valley was covered with snow

Where the soldiers enjoyed such hospitality
But they were to repay their hosts shamelessly
Men, women and even children
Many of whom didn't realise their fate as their beds went crimson

The children never saw the sunrise
As they met their untimely demise
Among the dead were even two of the captain's family members
To this day, the valley remembers

Hundreds fled into the bitter cold
Many perished, while others had their tale told
Today, it looks serene, but a clan was torn
And the survivors' children gather here in remembrance of that bloody morn

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TINK
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posted October 25, 2004 08:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TINK     Edit/Delete Message
A sad day, Everlong. Are you an MacIan? Or is it just a dim memory?

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pixelpixie
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posted October 25, 2004 12:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for pixelpixie     Edit/Delete Message
Omigosh.. I got sad, eerie chills all over, reading that.. very powerful!

And sadder knowing this happened.
These things really happen? Based upon a name?
*sadly shakes head* Poor babies.

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Eternal Blue
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posted October 25, 2004 09:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Blue     Edit/Delete Message
No TINK, I'm actually not the victims' offspring, but I've visited the site where the massacre took place...pixelpixie, this happened in the Scottish Highlands.

(In original spelling)
"...that these miscreants be cutt off root and branch..."
These were the Lord Advocate, John Dalrymple's exact words.

Captain Robert Campbell, along with his two companies, also murdered his own niece, who married one of the McIans, her husband was killed as well.

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Sheaa Olein
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posted October 26, 2004 12:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sheaa Olein     Edit/Delete Message
Amazing - you can almost hear the iced wind wipping round long hair & red cold faces.

To this day the valley remembers

And it does.. you can feel the residual energy in places - especially battlefields. Bluebell Hill in Kent is particularly strong in energy.

You've captured the essence heartbreakingly well, Eternal Blue


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Sheaa Olein
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posted October 26, 2004 12:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sheaa Olein     Edit/Delete Message
Here are some pictures of Scotland my father took this year - they came out huge after hosting, but hey it captures the moors perfectly (Randall, if there are problems with space I will remove them after a while);



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aqua
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posted October 26, 2004 02:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for aqua     Edit/Delete Message
the pictured are very good Sheea!

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Eternal Blue
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posted October 27, 2004 06:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Blue     Edit/Delete Message
Hey thanks Sheaa- for the praise and the beautiful photos! That day was a dark one, the late spring breeze still couldn't take the sadness in the air away as people contemplated the place...we all had our heads down...

I'm going to search for info on Bluebell Hill and see what I can find out.

And I will definitely return to bonnie Scotland

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Sheaa Olein
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posted October 27, 2004 07:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sheaa Olein     Edit/Delete Message
So I take it you're Scottish EB? Cool.

In regards to Bluebell Hill - it's been notorious for ghost sightings and paranormal activity always. There are records of what can only be described a battle - masses of bloodshed and graves on the hill area. I watched a program where a team of investigators went there once and psychically pulled up traces of the energy there - however I can't seem to find that on a brief search.

I had to travel through the area almost daily (by car) about 10 - 15 years back, and even stopping at the services was eerie.

However, here's a cool 360 view;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/places/pans/bluebell_hill/index.shtml

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Eternal Blue
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posted October 28, 2004 05:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Eternal Blue     Edit/Delete Message
Well...just consider me a fellow earthling

Thanks for the link, Sheaa Olein. I've just watched the BBC 360 view and the place seems to have some kind of...chill. This may sounds strange, but I am very into arcane stuff and I find Bluebell Hill's stories quite intriguing. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to go there one day- I don't mean to say such thing to be disturbing.

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