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	<description>Swords from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire"</description>
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		<title>Damascus Longclaw Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news is not good. Production continues to take longer than expected.
I feel as if, for the continued delay, a more detailed explanation is deserved. 
What you need to understand is that we don&#8217;t own a factory, we do the design of the product in house, but actual manufacturing is bid out to specialized factories. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/07/22/damascus-longclaw-update-2/</link>
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		<title>Maisie Williams as Arya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maisie Williams will be playing Arya in HBO&#8217;s &#8220;A Game of Thrones&#8221; television series. GRRM sent her one of our Needle&#8217;s to practice with and he has the pictures up on his blog.
I personally think Needle looks good in her hands, we messed around with the length a little bit in the design process, trying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/04/08/maisie-williams-as-arya/</link>
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		<title>Damascus Longclaw Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve received word that the Damascus Longclaws will not be ready until July now. I must apologize for this delay. The factory we have contracted to make them just misjudged the amount of time it requires to make a proper Damascus blade, and our quality standards do not allow them to take any short cuts.
So, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/03/26/damascus-longclaw-update/</link>
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		<title>HBO announces pickup of Game of Thrones, and other news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HBO has greenlit the series, A Game of Thrones should air about a year from now.

In unrelated news&#8230;
1. In concert with GRRM, we&#8217;ve decided to make King Robert&#8217;s Warhammer the next piece (after Ice). So if you&#8217;re name is Rhaegar, best stay away from any rivers.
2. For those who have asked, we&#8217;re up to mid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/03/02/hbo-announces-pickup-of-game-of-thrones-and-other-news/</link>
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		<title>Vote: What should we make next</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had originally planned to do Khal Drogo&#8217;s arakh, but might not. In anycase, we thought we&#8217;d ask you your opinion. Please vote here.
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		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/01/28/vote-what-should-we-make-next/</link>
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		<title>Needle Fully Shipped</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needle has shipped to all International and other remaining customers. It is now fully in stock and available to ship to everyone typically within 1 business day of placing your order.
Depending on your location an International Airmail shipment can take up to around 10 days, so please be patient.
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		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2010/01/28/needle-fully-shipped/</link>
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		<title>Needle Shipping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needle shipped to domestic customers today, you should start receiving it next week. We&#8217;ll be emailing tracking numbers out by the weekend. 
International orders should go out the second week of January. 
Be sure to write a review once you get it.
Happy new year, and stick them with the pointy end. 
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		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2009/12/31/needle-shipping/</link>
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		<title>Needle Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Needle will start to ship the week after Christmas to domestic people, and the week after that (we hope) for International people.
If you&#8217;ve moved or otherwise need an address change and have not yet gotten one, now is the time to tell us. Email us at sales at valyriansteel dot com with your order information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2009/12/22/needle-update/</link>
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		<title>Longclaw air shipping turned on</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because we are now in December, we have turned on domestic air shipping for Longclaw. So if you need it quickly, as late as 2 PM Eastern on the 23rd for Christmas delivery, you can order it with this method and have it arrive in time.
Order Longclaw here to get it shipped by air, note, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2009/12/01/longclaw-air-shipping-turned-on/</link>
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		<title>Needle Update &#038; Christmas Shipping Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like Needle will not be here until like the third week of December, this is going to make it very very hard to get it to customers by Christmas, we&#8217;re going to try our best though. For those who bought it as a Christmas gift, our apologies, it should still arrive before new years [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valyriansteel.com/2009/11/13/needle-update-christmas-shipping-information/</link>
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