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Cannot be Seen
It cannot be seen,
cannot be felt,
cannot be heard,
cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
and empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
ends life, kills laughter.
cannot be felt,
cannot be heard,
cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
and empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
ends life, kills laughter.
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Darkness or SilenceHide Answer Show Answer
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Copied word for word from The Hobbit.
no i copied it word from word from Kings book wizard and glass from the Dark Tower books which by far a better group of books
Nope, definately from the Hobbit when Gollum challenges Bilbo
Jun 23, 2003
how does darkness or silence "end life"
P.S. it's word phor word in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien in chapter 5 on page 82 in my copy
P.S. it's word phor word in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien in chapter 5 on page 82 in my copy
darkness can be seen can't it?
I've heard of this teaser before
so i already new the awnser
so i already new the awnser
Darkness, scientifically speaking, can't actually be seen. Since light allows you to see things, and you can only see things if there's light, then darkness is the absence of being able to see things, which makes darkness pretty much our closest equivalent to nothingness.
I got this teaser right away because I've made up a bad guy named the Silencer, and you can't feel, see, hear, sense, or smell him.
But a good riddle nonetheless!
I got this teaser right away because I've made up a bad guy named the Silencer, and you can't feel, see, hear, sense, or smell him.
But a good riddle nonetheless!
I understand how silence can end life (i.e. silent but deadly) but how can you say it can't be smelt?!
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