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| | Lord of the Rings, The - Literature Guide - MSN Encarta |
 | | The fact, for example, that elves, dwarves, hobbits, and human beings can set aside major differences to work together for the welfare of Middle-earth can be extended to a hope that modern human races can set aside their differences, no more deeply embedded than the distrust between dwarves and elves. |
 | | Before the Battle of Bywater, after the return to the Shire, Frodo directs his companions to avoid killing their enemies if possible. |
 | | After the Battle of Minas Tirith, Gandalf tells Pippin that if Elrond had not allowed Merry and him to come too 'then far more grievous would the evils of this day have been'. |
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