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  Recently found amongst the letters of J R R Tolkien, and translated by his son Christopher, is this fragment from a letter saved from an old carved chest.
  
  .........(name too faded to read) was taking a walk in daylight during the month the big people call May in the year they count as the 1,850th. She was accompanied by her daughter who is not yet well versed in the ways of staying unseen. Whilste picking some wild flowers the girl forgot her lessons and greeted a big woman who was large with child. The woman let out a shriek of uncommon loudness then...... (section rendered unreadable by water damage)........... and her mother assisted with the birth of a healthy child. The woman's companion thanked them profusely and promised not to reveal their presence..........(end of text missing).

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