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[Maédhros]

Posted by Aiwendil
My reasoning is that this is where Tolkien placed the chapter break in the what turned out to be the last version that has that particular chapter break.

I do see the point about being able to include the fragment of the Lay, however. Yet I'm hesitant to start Earendil earlier than Tolkien intended just so that we can justify the inclusion of the poem.

I, of course, understand and agree with your justification of the ending of the Fog and the beginning of the Eärendil chapter but it would be a great tragedy for me not to include the Lay of Eärendel in our version of the work.
Are you certain that there is a compromise that we can live with?