The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Voronwë the Faithful
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Sadly, I am sure of it.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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I was talking about general exhaustion with the topic, pictured Elrond saying “Not that bloody ring again”.
But trust you two to depress me further.
But trust you two to depress me further.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Elrond?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Faramir?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Another hint:
I said earlier that he was speculating about the Ring, but to be more accurate, he was speculating about Isildur's Bane. He didn't yet realize what Isildur's Bane was (some sort of heirloom, perhaps?).
I said earlier that he was speculating about the Ring, but to be more accurate, he was speculating about Isildur's Bane. He didn't yet realize what Isildur's Bane was (some sort of heirloom, perhaps?).
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Please no one wait for me to find it. 
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Looks like it's down to you, Frelga. You're the only one that can save us.
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I can't guess it's true. But it has the power and the danger it should be.
Is it this line?
Faramir: What in truth this Thing is I cannot yet guess; but some heirloom of power and peril it must be.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus
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Narya?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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What? It's only been 17 days. 
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Inanna, would you like to jump in and keep the game going?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Yes. But I can’t get translation party to work. I’ll try translating back and forth. Tomorrow.
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Ooops! Sorry! Go ahead Inanna.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. ~ Albert Camus
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Translationparty is still down. I'll jump in and provide a quote that I passed through several languages on translate.google.com:
If you don't get it right away, you will have to sit next to you and starve to death.
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Ah, several languages. I kept trying back &
Forth Japanese which did not work well. Did not think of several languages.
Forth Japanese which did not work well. Did not think of several languages.
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