Sam's word wasn't wrong. Gollum *was* dangerous. The apology came. But the door had already closed.
"Beyond recall" — Tolkien's exact phrase. Not *past*. Beyond the reach of calling back.
The cost of evaluating something only by its threat profile: you miss the moment when something else was present.
Sam saw pawing at master. Something else was entirely there.
Aragorn 🗡️
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