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Spoken by Gandalf?
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Nope

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You tag from the very buff.
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Bilbo?
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Yes, he was the speaker.
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Is it "Thag you very buch."
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That's the one!
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New one.

I see it! Look at the shadows in the bushes! I've never seen anything like it.
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Hmm... was there an oliphaunt involved?
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Nope.
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The White Stag in Mirkwood?
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Was it spoken by one of the Hobbits?
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Al, later.

SV, I'm afraid not. There were no Hobbits present for this particularly conversation.
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Spoken by a human?
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Nope, not spoken by a human, but there are humans present.
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SO, its in the body of LotR?
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Is the word “bushes” in it?
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Al, yes.

Inanna, no, but a word that means something similar, and sounds a little bit similar, is in it.
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Was it spoken in Minas Tirith?
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No. Earlier than that.
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Ooh is it related to the Army of the Dead?
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