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CuriousG
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Dec 28 2012, 6:12pm
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"Do not touch the water" question
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I'm never quite sure what to make of her warning. It seems that she could mean, as you say, that the water is hallowed. But I wonder if she means either
1. It's part of a spell, and you don't break spells or they blow up.
2. The mirror's visions are a sort of portal, so if you touch it, you could fall through it into what you see. Imagine Frodo falling right into the Eye of Sauron!
Those are both more traditional things that happen in fantasy stories, and as we've discussed in the thread on Tolkien and magic, he wasn't all that traditional, so maybe he had nothing harmful in mind at all. But I always want to know what would happen if someone did touch the water.
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Help from Varda?
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Nerven
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Dec 23 2012, 4:00pm
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My bet is on Varda
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CuriousG
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Dec 24 2012, 11:07pm
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With
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Nerven
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Dec 25 2012, 10:36am
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Part of the wonder of Tolkien is that the workings of 'magic' are hidden, but I think both Varda and Galadriel
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SilentLion
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Dec 26 2012, 8:25pm
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Maybe both
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dubulous
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Dec 25 2012, 11:43am
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Eru
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Cyberia
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Dec 27 2012, 12:49am
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Mostly Ulmo, I think.
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Plurmo
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Dec 28 2012, 12:23am
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Fascinating argument, and very well-constructed.//
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CuriousG
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Dec 28 2012, 1:18am
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Thanks, CuriousG! I see I wrote "relatives" (of Frodo) instead of "parents."
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Plurmo
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Dec 28 2012, 3:04am
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Au contraire, quite enjoyable to read them//
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CuriousG
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Dec 28 2012, 6:05pm
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It
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Nerven
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Dec 28 2012, 6:49am
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You know the lore of the Phial. You saw it being made.
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Plurmo
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Dec 28 2012, 4:55pm
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"Do not touch the water" question
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CuriousG
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Dec 28 2012, 6:12pm
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I think It's mainly a mirror, actually.
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Plurmo
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Dec 30 2012, 9:42pm
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