Well, things are beginning to come together. One of the elves is haunting used book stores, and is finding some interesting things besides Ten Thousand Unique Things To Do With Frozen Raindeer Crap," and another one is working her little elvish fingers to the bone making souvenir trinkets.   When does the ice pack close off the North Pole? I want to get these out before the last boat leaves, and the raindeer are talking about striking unless they can get book royalties.