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The shadow about it reached out like two vast wings.
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The
wing-like shadow is obscuring the Balrog and preventing us from seeing its true shape.
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Originally Posted by JRR Tolkien
... and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall ...
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Ah, there we are! As it draws itself up to a
great height (hmm, how high is great?), it flexes its
actual wings and they are no longer obscured by the wing-like shadow.
