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If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we were taking the long way around.
— Gimli · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A companion voices mild, dry frustration about a roundabout journey, noting pointedly that his opinion was never actually requested in the first place. The humor comes from the gap between his obvious grievance and his exaggerated, sarcastic politeness about staying quiet.
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