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   Taemon to Lewis   
   Re: Orthanc   
   05 May 14 07:18:58   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: Taemon@zonnet.nl   
      
   On 5-5-2014 5:50, Lewis wrote:   
   > In message    
   >    Taemon  wrote:   
   >> On 30-4-2014 12:24, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:   
   >>> Steve Morrison wrote:   
   >>>> But we never learn any more about the ?wizardry? which the   
   >>>> NĂºmenoreans used. in particular, we never learn whether it   
   >>>> involved magic or just very advanced engineering.   
   >>> Any sufficently advanced engineering is indistinguishable from magic.   
   >> That's not true, actually.   
   > Course it is, if it is sufficiently advanced.   
      
   It can be explained, and it can be used by everyone. So, no.   
      
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