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From: Louis Epstein <le@main.lekno.ws>
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Subject: "Griping Strength"
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 03:04:59 -0000 (UTC)
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When he assaulted Frodo on the slopes of Orodruin,
the text says Gollum had lost "his old griping strength".

This has survived all revisions so apparently the word
choice is deliberate.

But does it refer to grips or to gripes?

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