As a mythology, an 8. As an epic of trials and the waxing and waning of the peoples of Middle Earth, namely the elves, a 9.5.
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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