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| title = Moria | | title = Moria | ||
| image = moria.png | | image = moria.png | ||
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| titletext = Someone should really bring them a ladder and remind them to build the Endless Stair *first* next time. | | titletext = Someone should really bring them a ladder and remind them to build the Endless Stair *first* next time. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This is | + | This is Randall's take on the story of {{w|Moria}} in the fantasy story {{w|Lord of the Rings}}. In the original the dwarves, hunting for the precious metal mithril dug so deep that they awoke a {{w|balrog}} - a fearful demonic creature. However, in this version, they simply got stuck down the mine. The title text suggests a mundane solution to their problem - a long ladder. The Endless stair was a very long stair case from the lowest dungeon up to the top of the mountain above Moria. |
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| − | However, | ||
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| − | The title text suggests a mundane solution to their problem | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[A far shot of Gandalf the Grey and the four hobbits standing in a dark, underground city.] | :[A far shot of Gandalf the Grey and the four hobbits standing in a dark, underground city.] | ||
| − | :Gandalf: Behold, Khazad- | + | |
| + | :Gandalf: Behold, Khazad-Dum; the Dwarrowdelf; the mines of Moria -- once the greatest and mightiest city of the dwarves. | ||
:[Full body shot of Gandalf.] | :[Full body shot of Gandalf.] | ||
| − | :Gandalf: But the dwarves delved too greedily. | + | |
| + | :Gandalf: But the dwarves delved too greedily. | ||
:[Close-up on Gandalf.] | :[Close-up on Gandalf.] | ||
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:Gandalf: And too deep. | :Gandalf: And too deep. | ||
:[Full shot of the hobbits and Gandalf.] | :[Full shot of the hobbits and Gandalf.] | ||
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:Hobbit: ...and awoke a terror of shadow and flame? | :Hobbit: ...and awoke a terror of shadow and flame? | ||
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:Gandalf: No. They couldn't get out. | :Gandalf: No. They couldn't get out. | ||
| − | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
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