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   From: fwbrown@bellsouth.net   
      
   In alt.fan.tolkien Paul S. Person  wrote:   
   >   
   > Has anyone ever considered the possibility that Orthanc, or at least   
   > its outer surface, was made of PVC and so immune to trees (including   
   > Ents)?   
      
   I could imagine Saruman creating a PVC coating for Orthanc, since Tolkien   
   strongly implies that he was dabbling in things we might regard as   
   "chemistry" or "physics" in addition to his wizardry.  :-)   
      
   --   
   F. Wayne Brown    
      
   Þæs ofereode, ðisses swa mæg.  ("That passed away, this also can.")   
      from "Deor," in the Exeter Book (folios 100r-100v)   
      
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