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‘Welcome!’ the Elf then said again in the Common Language, speaking slowly. ‘We seldom use any tongue but our own; for we dwell now in the heart of the forest, and do not willingly have dealings with any other folk. Even our own kindred in the North are sundered from us. But there are some of us still who go abroad for the gathering of news and the watching of our enemies, and they speak the languages of other lands. I am one. Haldir is my name. My brothers, Rúmil and Orophin, speak little of your tongue.

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Color hues in Anduin are provided as hints to sources and types of data. This is a key to the colors used — but distinguishing among them is not necessary for effective use of the system.

 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
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The River Anduin, depicted in Ted Nasmith’s “The Argonath,” courtesy the artist and Sophisticated Games