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			There are several LotR names that can be abbreviated to sound like normal real life names:  Sam; Merry; Theo (from Théoden)... 
 Or if the dog turns out to be female:  Rosie; Diamond; Elanor - the Hobbit names tend to sound very normal.
 
 Just flip through your "Foster's Guide" for more ideas.
 
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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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