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Old 08-09-2004, 09:46 AM   #12
Rimbaud
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Rimbaud has just left Hobbiton.
In my thinking, this has always been Tolkien utilising an old tradition in fantastical writing. The use of the curse is ancient in life and literature, and I do not believe JRRT intended for this 'magic' to have any sort of logical system.
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