*/
/*
- * "The roots of those mountains must be roots indeed; there must be
- * great secrets buried there which have not been discovered since the
- * beginning." --Gandalf, relating Gollum's story
+ * '"The roots of those mountains must be roots indeed; there must be
+ * great secrets buried there which have not been discovered since the
+ * beginning."' --Gandalf, relating Gollum's history
+ *
+ * [p.54 of _The Lord of the Rings_, I/ii: "The Shadow of the Past"]
*/
/* This file contains the code that implements the functions in Perl's