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  • Legolas & the Eagle

    From Locus Briny@horchata12839@gmail.com to rec.arts.books.tolkien on Mon Jul 7 17:41:15 2025
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    I've heard people say about Tolkien before,
    "Here in the Lord of the Rings X could be a subtle indication of Y."

    I believe I've found verification that Tolkien did not always spell
    everything out.

    Legolas was making a bid to lead the Fellowship, because young Aragorn, ranger, was insufficient to the task.

    ARAGORN: I doubt if you will find a path quicker than the one the Orcs
    chose.

    Tolkien could have spelled it out:

    ARAGORN: Here's a path and you know how sour grapes are.
    --
    Further penitence and piracy
    between the spliff and all the grapes
    Hum enslaving race
    And keep your Js.

    vo^ vo^ C |+ c k h a u s ^ov ^ov
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  • From Mandraphilia@horchata12839@gmail.com to rec.arts.books.tolkien,alt.slack on Wed Jul 9 03:45:45 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.books.tolkien

    Locus Briny wrote:
    I've heard people say about Tolkien before,
    -a"Here in the Lord of the Rings X could be a subtle indication of Y."

    I believe I've found verification that Tolkien did not always spell everything out.

    Legolas was making a bid to lead the Fellowship, because young Aragorn, ranger, was insufficient to the task.

    ARAGORN: I doubt if you will find a path quicker than the one the Orcs chose.

    Tolkien could have spelled it out:

    ARAGORN: Here's a path and you know how sour grapes are.

    not zamboni in orcen braise. THere is a petulant whine. You are in the lavatory. There is apuff of smoke from one of the stalls.

    OPEN STALL DOOR

    Sitting on the tank lid is a sharpened sickl.

    TAKE ALL

    sickl: Taken.

    --


    vo^ vo^ C |+ c k h a u s ^ov ^ov

    You hear a noise behind you.
    Someone stabs you with a cleaver.
    Someone stabs you with a cleaver.
    Your Adam's Apple turns to glass.

    HP

    You have 172/190 hit points.
    --
    Hasbro
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