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But first they would need to invent some tape
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They could have fitted the whole ring / tape / mouse assembly into a small paper bag Aragorn could have kept it in his jacket and fed it little bits of lembas on the way how lovely x
Ah yes, tape, the cornerstone of every Hobbit's hole.
Did you read the title?
invents tape, then tapes your mouth shut