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Frelga wrote:Shoot, I always forget about this part.
That’s what she said.
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And?
"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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So sorry!

In such cases, how do people decide what to do?
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Is that the quote or are you asking?
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Is it Éomer to Aragorn: "How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"
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Yes, V. I knew it would be an easy one.

Inanna, both. :D
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Here's one that perhaps will be less easy.

"Let's fly away! This is the fire that burns you and all evil."
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Does the fire refer to a dragon?
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No (though that is a good guess). "Fire" is used more metaphorically here.
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Is it spoken by someone who considers himself or herself to be evil?
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Which book?
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Jude: No, it is spoken to someone or some thing that the speaker considers evil.

Inanna: Silmarillion
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Is it speaking of the Silmarils?
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Yes, but only one of them.

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Here we go:
"Get you gone, and fly! For here is a fire that shall consume you, and all evil things."
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Yup!
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New quote:
I think it has become quite unpopular.
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What is GOP?
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Gandalf's Other Problem.
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