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In the final pages of Book I, Chapter 2, \u201cThe Shadow of the Past\u201d, Gandalf recounts how he found Gollum and filled in the gaps in the Ring\u2019s history. Frodo begins to understand what he must do; and while he\u2019s not exactly eager to do it, he won\u2019t have to do it alone. We spend some time on Gandalf\u2019s words to Frodo about the importance of pity, and flip ahead to Book IV of The Lord of the Rings for a chilling account of Gollum\u2019s torture at the hand of Sauron. Plus, a listener question leads us into a conversation about magic, Morgoth, and MacGuffins.