Help explain error message: vc7

Hello. I am fairly Newbish when it comes to compiling and using vc7; if I had an R2 unit i would jam a hologram in him and send him in search of help, but alas, an r2 unit I do not have.

I need help deciphering what the following errors mean:

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Torque Demo error LNK2005: "public: virtual void __thiscall ShapeBase::renderShadow(float,float)" (?renderShadow@ShapeBase@@UAEXMM@Z) already defined in shapeBase.obj

Torque Demo fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply defined symbols found
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I am trying to integrate the Melee resource tutorial into a build of TGE1.4 that has the drl/cg water resource already added.

the error is either coming from shapebase.cc, shapebase.h, or shapimage.cc ...... at least I think so.

The msdn library says that the LNK1169 error is the direct result of a previous LNK2005 error....

what it all means, I do not know.