The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Is it from Book Four?
'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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Is the meaning unchanged?
'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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It’s very close, apart from one word that may cause you to misjudge the context.
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Is it related to the wood of the Huorns?
'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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So, said in Helm’s deep?
'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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Is it referring to a different mode of transportation than the words "step back" would seem to imply?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Spoken by Gandalf?
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
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Aragorn?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude