At the entrance to the mines
I've always wondered, if Moria was a dwarven stronghold, and with the general enmity between the elves and the dwarves - why did Gandalf have to say 'friend' in Elvish to open the doors. Shouldn't it have been in Dwarvish?
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The inimical is often more instructive than the benign. Between screams, try to pay attention.
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