The Tolkien Translation Game!

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How long should we wait? Should someone else just go ahead?
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I'd say someone should go ahead and post one. I nominate you!
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Very well!
mainly. I spend time going with the sun.
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Gandalf?
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Not Gandalf - neither speaker nor addressee.
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Third age?
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No, earlier.
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Morwen to Húrin: 'Almost. I am spent. I shall go with the sun.'
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That's the one! Your turn!


(Incidentally, the first quote I tried came out exactly the same as the original. AI translation is getting better - if it gets too good, we might not be able to play this game any more, unless someone puts an old version up online)
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Yeah, I had to try several different ones to get one that I thought would work. Here it is!

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Is the meaning fairly close to the original?
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Yes.
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Was it spoken during the First Age?
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I'm tempted to just say "no" but that would be somewhat misleading, so I'll say, "no, before that."
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Okay... was Fëanor present?
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No, he was not yet born.
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Any other questions? Do we need more of a hint?
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Has the world been created at this point?
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Oh, good question! And the answer is yes!
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Now that I've found it, I'm surprised that I didn't recognize it at once:
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Edit: never mind, I withdraw this answer. I just re-read the clues and see that you said Fëanor wasn't born yet. Back to the books...
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