Yes! Except that it also includes the two phrases before that. Starting from
"How do I feel?..."
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'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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This one didn't change all that much:
No, they are never as the end of the story. However, when you go people. Some of us will sooner or later end later.
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Is it Frodo to Sam, talking about the Great Tales?
‘No, they never end as tales,’ said Frodo. ‘But the people in them come, and go when their part’s ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.’
‘No, they never end as tales,’ said Frodo. ‘But the people in them come, and go when their part’s ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.’
"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, well, as you say, it didn't change all that much.
"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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And the new one.
Will be paid. It is not a problem of nature!
Will be paid. It is not a problem of nature!
"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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Do we need a hint? The actual speaker of the quote is not identified. It is something that "they" say.
"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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Ooh, I found it. Discussing his wealth, and his longevity:
"It will have to be paid for. It isn't natural, and trouble will come of it!"
On the very first page of LOTR. Spoken by... them.
"It will have to be paid for. It isn't natural, and trouble will come of it!"
On the very first page of LOTR. Spoken by... them.
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Yes, the very first quote of the book. Very well done!
Your turn.
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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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I tried "Well, I'm back", but TranslationParty didn't change it at all.
So there's this instead:
So there's this instead:
However, for some reason, I was going too. Whether or not you meet again.
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Frodo to Sam?
'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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So someone speaking to Sam?
is this close to the end of the book?
is this close to the end of the book?
'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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Actually, the other half of your guess was right. And it's quite near the beginning of the book.
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Oh... so the opposite of what I was thinking 
'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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No guesses in a whole week?
I think there are enough clues to narrow it down...
I think there are enough clues to narrow it down...
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Is Frodo talking to another hobbit or hobbits, or some other being? And are any of the words the same in the original quote?
"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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It's some other being.
A lot of words got replaced by accurate synonyms. For example, instead of "however", there is a simpler word with an identical meaning. I love big howevers and I cannot lie.
"Too" and "again" are in the original. "Gone" was originally a different word but of the same verb root.
And somehow "you" snuck in to replace a different pronoun, changing the meaning somewhat.
A lot of words got replaced by accurate synonyms. For example, instead of "however", there is a simpler word with an identical meaning. I love big howevers and I cannot lie.
"Too" and "again" are in the original. "Gone" was originally a different word but of the same verb root.
And somehow "you" snuck in to replace a different pronoun, changing the meaning somewhat.
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Hmm. Is Frodo talking to Goldberry?
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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