After some while Bilbo became impatient. Well, what is it? he said. Th…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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After some while Bilbo became impatient. Well, what is it? he said. The answer's not a kettle boiling over, as you seem to think by the noise you are making. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.46, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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After some while Bilbo became impatient. Well, what is it? he said. The answer's not a kettle boiling over, as you seem to think by the noise you are making. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.46, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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