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A dark figure approaches Frodo
"Who are you?"
"I am Sauron."
"Wait a moment."
"They all say that. I grant no reprieves."
Frodo thinks.
"You play ring-toss, don't you?"
There is a gleam of interest in Sauron's eye.
"How did you know that?"
"I have heard it sung in ballads. Long ballads. VeryLong.
Hobbits sing long ballads. Sooooo so so long, you have
no idea, not to mention wizards and their ponderous
pontifications..."
Sauron raises a white hand.
"Silence! In fact -- I'm quite a good ring-toss player.
I practice every day. Well, not every day, but most
days..."
(sorry, Monty Python started to creep in there)