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− | This is [[Randall]]'s take on the story of {{w|Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria}} in the fantasy story ''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}''. In the original the dwarves, hunting for the precious metal mithril dug so deep that they awoke a {{w| | + | This is [[Randall]]'s take on the story of {{w|Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria}} in the fantasy story ''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}''. In the original the dwarves, hunting for the precious metal mithril dug so deep that they awoke a {{w|balrog}} — {{w|Maiar}} corrupted by {{w|Morgoth}}. {{w|Gandalf}} is telling about the story to four hobbits standing next to him. One of the {{w|hobbits}} has apparently read ''The Lord of the Rings'', because he asks if the dwarves "awoke a terror of shadow and flame", but then Gandalf says that they were trapped in their hole and couldn't get out. |
However, Gandalf's final line may be a hint that the comic's version is closer to the original than it appears — in the story, the adventuring party discovers a journal of the last dwarves to occupy Moria. The last page starts ominously: "We cannot get out. We cannot get out." That memorable sentence is used again near the end of the page as the impending final orcish attack is described by the now-dead dwarves, and repeated by {{w|Gimli}} as they reflect on the terrible news, lending a much darker tone to the comic's punchline. | However, Gandalf's final line may be a hint that the comic's version is closer to the original than it appears — in the story, the adventuring party discovers a journal of the last dwarves to occupy Moria. The last page starts ominously: "We cannot get out. We cannot get out." That memorable sentence is used again near the end of the page as the impending final orcish attack is described by the now-dead dwarves, and repeated by {{w|Gimli}} as they reflect on the terrible news, lending a much darker tone to the comic's punchline. |