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Ok, but is it an important inquiry? When I ask what was it all for I'm attempting to focus on where he ended up, rather than where he started.
Or put aside any conscious intent on Tolkien's part. Let's say he had no 'blueprint' - we can still ask whether he created something with 'value'. Is it an abstract painting, or a Rorshach blot, into which we read meaning, see something which wasn't actually put there by the artist, or did Tolkien create something very specific (even if he didn't intend to, or realise he was actually doing so).
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