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Part 1 of Vignettes of the Ring
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Least Expected
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2002-02-04
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The Plot Thickens

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By MJ.

Frodo asks Sam an Important Question.

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Note from Amy Fortuna, the archivist: this story was originally archived at Least Expected, which has been offline since 2002. To preserve the archive, I began manually importing its works to the AO3 as an Open Doors-approved project in August 2017. I e-mailed all creators about the move and posted announcements, but may not have reached everyone. If you are (or know) this creator, please contact me using the e-mail address on the Least Expected collection profile.

Disclaimer: These characters are the sole property of Tolkien et al. They are here just for a lark. My entire profit from this is a happy heart.

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"Sam, I'm going away."

sweepsweepsweep "Yes, Mr. Frodo."

"No, really. I'm going away. On a Great Adventure."

sweepsweepsweep "That's your foot, sir. Thank you."

"To save the world, Sam. From Evil."

sweepsweepsweep "From Evil?"

"Oh, yes. All sorts. Bunches. Droves."

sweepsweepsweep "Is that a fact."

"Yes, indeed. I have been chosen, so to speak. It is my Destiny."

sweepsweepsweep "Is it?"

"In spades."

sweepsweepsweep sweepsweepsweep

"Sam?"

sweepsweepsweep "That's your other foot, sir."

"You could come with me. See the world. Smite Evil."

sweepsweepsweep "Will there be Elves, sir?"

"More Elves than you can shake your stick at."

sweepsweepsweep "My stick gets shook pretty regular now, Mr. Frodo." blinkblink "Ah. Umm..."

sweepsweepsweep

"Yes. Well. You know the old saying, Sam: one stick gets the job done, but two sticks pack a bigger wallop."

sweepsweepsweep "Do they?"

"Much bigger..." cough "Wallop."

sweepsweepsweep "I wouldn't know about the wallop, sir." sweepsweepsweep

"Umm, Sam? Perhaps..."

sweepsweepsweep

"Perhaps we could...*

sweepsweepsweep "Wallop, sir?"

gasp coughcough

sweepsweepsweep "It does seem to me, Mr. Frodo..."

"Sam..."

sweepsweepclunk "Since we're goin' on this trip and all..."

"Sam?..."

clattercrashbang "When it comes to shakin sticks..."

"...?!..."

rustlerustlethud "No Elf's gonna get the jump on me..."

squeak

tbc

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