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“The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires … —but not in one place. The great bow twanged. The black arrow [sped] from the string, straight for the hollow by the left breast … With a shriek that deafened men, felled trees and split stone, Smaug shot spouting into the air, turned over and crashed down from on high in ruin.”

— Jan 19, 2026 10:35AM

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Jacob is on page 48 of 230

“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!

— Dec 28, 2025 09:02AM

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The only thing that made me smile!

— Dec 25, 2025 06:47AM