Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them. If one were to sti…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them. If one were to sting me, He thought I should swell up as big as I am!
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Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them. If one were to sting me, He thought I should swell up as big as I am!

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