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In the classic series of “The Lord of the Rings”, J.R.R. Tolkein had created a masterpiece of literature and allegory.  I remember reading a bit from an interview with him once and was interested in his description of Frodo’s Ring of Power.  For those of you who have not become familiar with this work yet, drop everything and go read those books!

In the interview, Tolkein kept referring to the ring as “The Machine”. (more…)