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Gandalf about Denethor:

‘He has long sight. He can perceive, if he bends his will thither, much of what is passing in the minds of men, even of those that dwell far off. It is difficult to deceive him, and dangerous to try.’

Frodo with Faramir and Gollum:

‘Do you know the name of that high pass?’ said Faramir.

‘No,’ said Frodo.

'It is called Cirith Ungol.’ Gollum hissed sharply and began muttering to himself. 'Is not that its name?’ said Faramir turning to him.

'No!’ said Gollum, and then he squealed, as if something had stabbed him.
 

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Tumblr crosspost (23 July 2019)

In response to this post, lesbiansforboromir at Tumblr said:

#ANGHRAINE YOU’RE A REAL ASSET TO THIS FANDOM #it… hURTS? #what a fucking wild concept that needs to be dissected immediately

I replied:

Thank you! I do feel that their sheer level of weirdness gets overlooked/watered down a lot? Like, I love them both as people, but I’m fascinated by that strangeness—it would be such a different way to experience the world. And how would it even register to other people? Is that why they both get compared to wizards of all things? Etc etc.

(#i mean—it seems to me that what we see is beyond generic telepathy #or at least less prosaic #it's both mystical and. well. dangerous #i think a bit unsettling and meant to be so #i feel like there should always be a faint impression that these people would be great and terrible if the brakes ever went off)

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Nearly all of the Austen’s Pride soundtrack has vanished off of Soundcloud. ;_;

Tumblr crosspost (25 July 2019)

“The breaking strain of Denethor’s confrontation of Sauron must be distinguished from the general strain of using the Stone. The latter Denethor thought he could endure (and not without reason) …

“It may be noted that the effects were different. Saruman fell under the domination of Sauron and desired his victory, or no longer opposed it. Denethor remained steadfast in his rejection of Sauron, but was made to believe that his victory was inevitable, and so fell into despair. The reasons for this difference were no doubt that in the first place Denethor was a man of great strength of will, and maintained the integrity of his personality until the final blow of the (apparently) mortal wound of his only surviving son. He was proud, but this was by no means merely personal: he loved Gondor and its people, and deemed himself appointed by destiny to lead them in this desperate time. And in the second place the Anor-stone was his by right, and nothing but expediency was against his use of it in his grave anxieties. He must have guessed that the Ithil-stone was in evil hands, and risked contact with it, trusting his strength. His trust was not entirely unjustified. Sauron failed to dominate him.”

—Unfinished Tales, “The Palantíri”

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My best friend in my program just moved across the state. :\