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I have heard songs of many battles, and I have always understood that defeat may be glorious. It seems very uncomfortable, not to say distressing. I wish I was well out of it.
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Bilbo to himself at the Battle of Five Armies, just before the arrival of the Eagles. ("The Eagles! The Eagles" he shouted. "The Eagles are coming!" - ah, one of my favourite Tolkien moments.
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