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Old 02-02-2003, 01:56 PM   #6
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1420!

I don't know why, but I feel as though Tolkien would be the type of person who would die when his time came. I don't think he would want to live for another 20 years. However, he might have used those 20 years if he had the chance, or use whatever would suffice for him to do what he needed to do.

So if he did use some of the years, I don't think that he would write any books. I think that he would tie up some loose ends. I also think that he would leave somethings to remain a mystery, like Tom Bombadil. But maybe he would write a book. If he did, I could really only see it as a book with recollections of his life, and significant events, good or bad or anything else. And it wouldn't really tell any stories about Middle-earth, or explain any thing about the history of ME. It would probably only talk about how writing about ME affected his life in any way shape or form. That is something that I would really enjoy. It would give everyone a better chance to understand part of Tolkien and to sort of get to know him.
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