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The Lord of the Rings
Prelude. The Hobbit
or There and Back Again.
First published in 1937. |
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Written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien |
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"It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes fill.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter."
... Riddles in the Dark
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