The Chapter 14 thread is open for discussion, just in case it has escaped your notice!
This is a pivotal chapter and introduces an important new character, so please do join in. I look forward to your posts.
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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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