There actually further quotes from LOTR that support this "Eye as searchlight" motif.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> He knew that it had become aware of his gaze. A fierce eager will was there. It leaped towards him; almost like a finger he felt it, searching for him.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> A black shadow seemed to pass like an arm above him; it missed Amon Hen and groped out west, and faded.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Describing the gaze as like a finger and passing like an arm, does seem to say that the gaze of the eye was directional and focused.
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