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And what would you do, if an uninvited dwarf came and hung his things up in your hall without a word of explanation?
J. R. R. Tolkien
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Age: 81 †
Born: 1892
Born: January 3
Died: 1973
Died: September 2
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