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Was it "we cannot get out" originally?
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It's a little less than half of the original.
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So a 5 word sentence?
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"Is "get out" (or either "get" or "out") in the original?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Neither of those words is in the original.
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Is it said in the Third Age?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Is it “Let’s get out of sight”; Frodo to Sam in the shire, just before they encounter the first Rider.
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Yes to Voronwë.
It is said earlier than Inanna's guess.
It is said earlier than Inanna's guess.
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Is it said before or after Frodo was born?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Before or after Gollum and Bilbo told each other riddles?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Said by a Dwarf?
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You're on the right track. Ish.
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I'm confused. Is it said by a dwarf or not?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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It is said by many dwarves.
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Ah. Missed this.Jude wrote:Neither of those words is in the original.
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Can it be
Come haste! across the waste!
Come haste! across the waste!
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