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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?   
   >>> Yes.   
   >>19. Is a significant amount of the material from or produced by a   
   >>hobbit or dwarf?   
   > No.   
   20.  Mentioned before Bilbo's conversation with Smaug?   
      
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