MEPBM: Riddle

From: holzhauer@delphi.com (Jeff Holzhauer)

Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM> writes:

> A gentle being made mad by ancient power
>   From the sun did he cravenly cower.
>     A miserable life of full of fearful loss
>       An extended life, but at what cost?
>         Following them, ever did follow he
>           Til he found a peaceful end to his long misery.
>
> I've tried Smeagol and Frodo.  Perhaps the ancient power is not the
> One Ring?  Any suggestions out there?

I'd try Gollum. If the answer is Gollum, Smeagol should have worked too,
but it wouldn't surprise me at all if they failed to think of that. I guess
that they might argue that the riddle only describes Gollum, since he was

Smeagol *before* being driven mad and cowering from the sun.

Please let me know what happens.

Thanks for the bandwidth,

Jeff Holzhauer
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