You know, Child, I'd shrug (after a bit of sobbing) and say, "If Frodo is not healed in 'purgatory' (cough) then he'll be healed in paradise... beyond the circles of the world."
The doctrinal consistency is a big part of what I love in Tolkien. He's easy to trust.
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...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.
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