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Old 10-20-2007, 02:50 PM   #5
Mithalwen
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Originally Posted by davem View Post
No, you lose one of the most fascinating things Tolkien ever wrote, & you lose some of his most beautiful & evocative writing.
I'd still shove Bombadil in Orudruin (along with his chapters) if he started spouting his sub-vogon poetry at me and you wouldn't want to sit next to him on a long haul flight. However I usually content myself with pretending he doesn't exist and eliding the early chapters....
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