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Old 01-13-2003, 04:18 AM   #22
doug*platypus
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Bilbo aged an additional 61 years in a night. That's why he was so very much older only a year later when the hobbits met up with him in Rivendell.
Ah! Great point, Maril, I also have never picked up on that - thank you Barrow Downs! In appreciation, Maril, one of these days I promise to look at your entire nick, and try to say it in my head.

I can't help but feel, through your revelation, even more cheated by the movie version, where Bilbo has already aged when Frodo reaches Rivendell. After they did such a great job of Gandalf's surprise at Bilbo's being well-preserved.
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