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Old 04-15-2005, 02:27 PM   #7
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Quite, Bywaters, and a belated welcome to the Downs!

I found the Letter and quote. It's #144. Tolkien says:

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The story is cast in terms of a good side, and a bad side, beauty against ruthless ugliness, tyranny against kingship, moderated freedom with consent against compulsion that has long lost any object save mere power, and so on...
I'd quote more but that would send this thread careening into yet another discussion of that most recalcitrant of enigmas, TB. And if you don't know what those letters stand for, don't worry, you'll find out soon enough. Count on it! ::LMP ducks::
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