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to be with the Men that they loved. Scholars have noted that this enabled Tolkien to explore several key themes, including love and death, time and immortality. As a Catholic, he believed that Men, freely choosing to let go, gain release from the world's limitations; whereas if they tried to hold on to life and material things, they would end in darkness. His Elves - except for half-elves - were unable to gain this release. In On Fairy-Stories Tolkien wrote that since men write fairy-stories,

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