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"A pity I didn't think of bringing another length," said Frodo; "but I left the Company in such a hurry and confusion. 
If only we had enough we could use it to get down. How long is your rope, I wonder?"

Sam paid it out slowly, measuring it with his arms: 'Five, ten, twenty, thirty ells, more or less,' he said.

"Who'd have thought it!" Frodo exclaimed.
"Ah! Who would?" said Sam. "Elves are wonderful folk. It looks a bit thin, but it's tough; and soft as milk to the hand. 
Packs close too, and as light as light. Wonderful folk to be sure!"

- The Two Towers, The Taming of Smeagol