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   From: mmikeda@erols.com   
      
   Joanne Corsano  wrote in   
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   >>> > Introductory hint: animal kingdom.   
   >>> > 1. A single organism?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> > 2. Alive?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> > 3. Is it edible? :-)   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> > 4. Mentioned in LoTR?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> >5. The Hobbit?   
   >>> > Yes.   
   >>> >6. Mentioned before the Company enters Mirkwood?   
   >>> >No.   
   >>> >7. A crafted object, such as something made out of leather,   
   >>> >etc.?   
   >>> >No.   
   >>> >8. Can it communicate?   
   >>> >No.   
   >>> > 9. Flexible?   
   >>> > Yes.   
   >>> >10. Is it found in a house?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> >11. Is it larger than Bilbo   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> >12. Is a significant amount of the material from an   
   >>> >invertebrate?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> >13. Mentioned before the Company reaches the Lonely   
   >>> >Mountain?   
   >>> > No.   
   >>> >14. Mentioned before the end of Chapter XIV?   
   >>> > Yes.   
   >>> >15. Will it fit in a breadbox?   
   >>> >> No.   
   >>> >16.  Is it inside the Lonely Mountain?   
   >>> Elvish answer.   
   >>17. Is it gaseous?   
   > No.   
      
   18.  A single object?   
      
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