With a presidential election looming, America has little interest in foreign adventures.

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And then there's The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend, about two friends, one for whom things come easily and another for whom nothing does.

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Little wonder that Tolkien rode the gusts of Zephyrus to worldwide fame with his writings on the adventures of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves and dragons.

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