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Bilbo?
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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Bingo! (Although that would technically be his nephew)
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I was gonna say, was it a yes or a correction?
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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So does that mean you know the quote, Frelga?
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In other words,
"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.
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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Was it spoken in Erebor?
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At Bag End?
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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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."
"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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Unverified claims compensation stubs fall, every year our legs are great.
"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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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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Is that from Tolkien, or from your law firm?Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Unverified claims compensation stubs fall, every year our legs are great.
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Maybe its both.
"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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"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".
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."