I repeat my earlier question.
The text notwithstanding, how come so may people (including those who have since become non-wingers) imagine the Balrog to have wings when they first read this passage?
Personally, where there is any ambiguity, I tend to place the greater value on instinctive reader reaction (my own in particular) than I do on cold logical analysis after the event.
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Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!
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