It's actually not the body that determines whether one is Elf or Man, it's the fea. Elves' feas are so much stronger than Men's that they prevent the body from aging and sickening. The bodies are the same for Elf and Man, that's how they can produce viable offspring.
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"Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"
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