closer

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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.

"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF

Is it Legolas to Gimli on the Paths of the Dead?

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The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End

Neither of them and no to location

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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.

"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF

So, in the Old Forest?

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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

Whassname his wife? Goldenberry?

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Dark have been my dreams of late.

Bringing quote to this page:

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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

Goldberry! Found it:

"For you are still afraid, perhaps, of mist and and tree-shadows and deep water, and untame things. Fear nothing!"

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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

You got it!

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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.

"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF

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Here we go, as per the rules I need to identify that it is from UT

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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

That is Barach, a forester of the Folk of Haleth, speaking to a Drûg* named Aghan, well-known as a leech, with whom Barach had great friendship:

"The watch-stone has gone -- Orc-work, I guess. What have you to say to that?"

This was after Aghan had left a watchstone to protect Barach's family when Aghan had to go care for his brother.

There is a wonderful painting in the new illustrated edition of UT by John Howe of a Drûg standing next to a watchstone that I believe is likely Aghan and his handiwork.

* Note that this is one term that is not in the word replacement list, since obviously we don't want it to replace the word "drug" any time that it appears.

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In gratitude forever … .

And the watch-stone was found some way off, with its legs burnt off and an orc dead under it. It's one of my favorite stories from UT.

Your turn (And may I add how much I appreciate you giving the context and not just the quote).

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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

I love that story (and I'll have you know that despite getting the new edition recently, I have not re-read that section. But it is branded on my psyche.)

Since the new edition is so beautiful, let's stick with Unfinished Tales.

I won't order you. But my people are on my own orders. I will send them on my own advice.

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In gratitude forever … .

hmmmm..... so blank.

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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

Do we need a hint?

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In gratitude forever … .

Yes please!

I'm re-reading Unfinished Tales right now. Mind you, I've given myself permission to skip the Tale of Túrin every time I read The Silmarillion, and I'm doing the same for Unfinished Tales.

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This is a statement by a person from one race, speaking to a person from a different race, but otherwise speaking about people from the same race as (s)he is.

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In gratitude forever … .

Is it an elf speaking?

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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

Yes.

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In gratitude forever … .

I just flipped through “History of Galadriel and Celeborn”... so it’s not from that chapter? Can you confirm?

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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