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The Fall of Rhodes and Its Colossus
By Benjamin
Where am I? I must be far from my own borders. Ah, a town.Its
getting dark, I must
hurry there. These were the words of Tom Bombadil, long before
his famous years, and too add to
that, he was quite lost.
As Tom approached, he saw a giant statue. It towered high above
the roofs, made of bronze
and marble it was, and great in splendor also. And Tom then
stopped in thought.
Wait, wait I know this place. That figureYes! My
eyes are looking upon the city of Rhodes, and itsColossus.
Tom, now sure of his location, began to skip and sing.
Whats that youre doing? said an old man who was
just about to close in for the night.
Hello my good sir. Im Tom Bombadil, and I have
come to find housing for the night.
Well stop that racket. Decent people are trying to
sleep
Tom ignored the man, and continued on. It was getting
dark, and he needed a place to sleep. He looked around, and
headed to the nearest door he could find. Then, he knocked, and
waited for a response.
What do you want! snapped a woman who had opened the door.
Some room andboard, please, replied Tom.
What strange clothes you wear. Youre a stranger?
Yes I am, replied Tom.
Well, were packed! And we dont share with strange folk. And at
that, she slammed the
door in Toms face.
After a few more times of rejection, Tom decided to give it one
more attempt. He knocked
on a door and waited. He heard shouts of screaming from inside
the door, and decided it would be
best if he left. He began to turn around when the door was
thrown open.
What fool knocks at this time of night! In the doorway a huge
muscular man stood tall.Black was his hair, and dark his eyes.
Oh umhello. Im Tom Bombadil and I was looking for some room
and
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What god? Tom asked. What god! Oh, umit was Tom raced through
his mind.
What were these Greek pagan gods?
Zeus! he yelled. NoApollo! WaitPoseidon. No Hephaeno, um
Artemis. No,
wait...Baldr! Wait, thats Norse paganism.
The people stood in confusion for a few moments.
Hes a heretic! Hes not from the gods! Kill him! screeched a man.
The people then began
to yell, and armed themselves.
He mocks our gods! yelled one. Curse him! Burn him at the
stake!
Tom froze in horror. He attempted to calm them, but it was too
late.
The people had already begun to close in on him, wielding
weapons of
terror.
Tom knew what to do. He then mumbled words to the earth;
words of power; of authority.
Move tectonic plates! Crash against each otherThe earth
regretfully obeyed. It could not refuse the orders of Tom
Bombadil.
And suddenly, the earth began to shake. The people screamed, Tom
escaped their grasps,
and escaped from the town. He heard the sounds of death behind
him, the sounds of the Colossus of
Rhodes, crashing. But he did not look back.
No more, he said. Never again shall I interfere beyond my own
borders.
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