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“And when he said gollum he made a horrible swallowing noise in his throat. That is how he got his name, though he always called himself ‘my precious.’” Later: “He took to thieving, and going about muttering to himself, and gurgling in his throat.” This creature has, I believe, an ancestor, who likewise once delayed a poor innocent with his questions.
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