Please excuse me, Peter, aka GOLLUM, if i do not adopt a literary style that was lost forever in the manuscripts written by over-enthusiastic Etruscan monks :P or those hapless wanderers of Enedwaith..... May i say, first and foremost, you have a rather distorted understanding of the dietary requirements of modern Top-Earth residing sloths, as well as an unfortunate misconception of their behaviour towards others inhabiting the same environment:) But, as 'precious' as it may sound, i too must go now....in my case cook fish that i, as is so common nowadays and one you undoubtedly have overlooked, bought from the supermarket. :blink: Nice to know, however, that my post evoked such a thrilling nostalgic episode for you. Hope the bait worked for the fish :o Cheers Peter hee hee ALex PS Sloths reside these days in the warmer forests of Rhovanion. The climate is so much better for their skin.