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Old 07-08-2002, 12:46 AM   #1
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Sting Derry Dol, Indeed

Today I have completely changed my opinion of saying what Tom is. Do you know what Tom is?

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Goldberry: Tom is.
Before anyone thinks otherwise, I'm not saying this to be flip, it fits in later.

Let's figure out what we know about Tom.

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He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
When did the Dark Lord come from Outside?

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Melkor too was there from the first
The Dark Lord came in right away. The Dark lord was the first in, even.

What else was around when the Valar came in?

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But when the Valar Entered into Eä they were at first astounded and at a loss, for it was as if naught was yet made which they had seen in vision, and all was but on pointto begin and yet unshaped, and it was dark.
Nothing else was around when the Valar came in, save only Eä itself.

How can Tom manage to be around before the Dark Lord when the Dark Lord was the first thing into Eä?

I would say, now, that it is because Tom is Eä, or at least an embodiment thereof.

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Power to defy our Enemy is not in [Tom], unless such power is in the Earth itself.
QUESTION: What is Arda?
ANSWER: Arda is song.

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None has ever caught him yet, for Tom, he is the master:
His songs are stronger songs, and his feet are faster.
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Eä: The World, the material Universe; Eä, meaning in Elvish 'It is'
Tom is.

[ July 08, 2002: Message edited by: burrahobbit ]

I made this topic a year ago. Please don't just reply to say how awesome it is. A lot of people did that already.

[ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: burrahobbit ]
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