It’s one of the more entertaining parts of The Lord of the Rings, when Gandalf the Gray, wizard extraordinaire, stands before a sealed door—the only hint before him:
“Speak Friend and Enter.”
It is simple to him: if you are a friend, you will know the password, and the door will open. He tries one password after another, in impressive foreign tongues—El…
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