Imagine for a moment that you are reading through Tolkein’s masterworks The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings. You are a few pages into The Fellowship of the Ring and learn that Frodo’s best friend is named Bilbo – just like Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, but not the same Bilbo – a different Bilbo. Later, you discover that Gandalf’s last name is Oakenshield, and Smeagol’s real name is Peregrin Took. Confused? I would be. Thankfull...
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