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Tolkien’s Watercolors

Those in need of J. R. R. Tolkien–inspired imagery have a wealth of options at their fingertips. There are Tove Jansson’s illustrations for the Swedish translation of The Hobbitadorably round, perfectly storybook, and vaguely  

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