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One of the displays I most enjoyed at the LotR Exhibition (which I saw in Houston this summer) was that of the various books, rolls, etc. from the Minas Tirith library. It was amazing to see the details of those documents - written in various scripts and handwritings, different languages, bound or rolled or flat. Some could be read, including Isildur's account, if I remember rightly. Even though the various papers and parchments appeared only briefly, they were made as if they had a genuine historical background. Wonderful!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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