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Bilbo?
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Bingo! (Although that would technically be his nephew)
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I was gonna say, was it a yes or a correction? :D
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So does that mean you know the quote, Frelga?
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In other words, :poke:
"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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Er, no, sorry.
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Was it spoken in Erebor?
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Nope!
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At Bag End?
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Nope! Hint needed?
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Is it escaping from the prison cells of the Wood-Elves? "You must follow me! We must all keep together and not risk getting separated."
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Thats the one V!
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Unverified claims compensation stubs fall, every year our legs are great.
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Hmm. Something to do with fraud?
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Nope, not at all (but a good thought).
"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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The key words in the sentence begin with "s" and "f".
"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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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Unverified claims compensation stubs fall, every year our legs are great.
Is that from Tolkien, or from your law firm?

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Maybe its both. :whistle:
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"our legs are great" sounds like something an Elf would say.
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Unfortunately, there is nothing even remotely like that in the original quote! Nor is it said by an Elf, but it is said to Elves.

The key words that survive from the original quote to the translation (though one of them in somewhat changed form) begin with an "f" and an "s".
"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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