The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Fair was she who long ago wore this on her shoulder.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Correct! Your turn!
(when I read this, I was struck by the narration beforehand that made it clear that Tom and Goldberry had known her personally)
(when I read this, I was struck by the narration beforehand that made it clear that Tom and Goldberry had known her personally)
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Oh, right, sorry. OK, so this is an artisanal mess, because translation party is no fun anymore and keeps giving me easily recognizable translations. No languages have been harmed but Arabic, Russian, Dutch, and Hmong have been briefly inconvenienced.
This ambition will be strong with the same hope of hope.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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From LOTR?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Yes
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Concerning Aragorn?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Not in any direct way.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Spoken by an elf?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Technically, yes. 
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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No, the other technicality
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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No, but there have been hybrids.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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So, Elrond?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Yup.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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No, and it's not a close translation of the original word, but I can see how it got there.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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