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“Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.”

Truly the highlight of Christmas break, Tolkien’s prose and storytelling is… familiar. It tells me that everyone else just copies his style!