"Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood……" — J.R.R. Tolkien
"Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by reed and willow, By fire, sun and moon, harken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!"
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