In Moria:
"Then what do the dwarves want to come back for?" Sam asked.
"For their card collections," answered Gandalf. "The wealth of Moria was not in Gold, or jewels; but in the extraordinary Cal Ripken rookie sets, long lost in the bottemless pits. a;ldfjaq;d is its elvish name, and few are left in these parts. Sauron was an Orioles fan, an coveted them. Thus, the orcs brought the cards to him for tribute. Bilbo had a notebook filled with them, I recall; from the Dwarven Lord.
"An entire collection; that was a Kingly gift!" Said Gimli.
Frodo said nothing, but felt in his pocket where the greatest rookie card of all sat...
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