The Eye

Originally posted by Meneldil meneldil@my-deja.com:

The palantir glowed softly, and Saruman knew he was summoned by Sauron for audience.

"Behold, Grima", he said "look now into the palantir, and see the One Eye of Sauron. Look, and tremble, as you see the awful power of the Eye!"

And, laughing terribly even as Wormtongue twisted and struggled, Saruman forced Wormtongue's face to the palantir.

Wormtongue saw what was shown in the palantir and his face grew pale.

"Cor, why's his eye all blue?"

'"Blue?" thundered Saruman. "What do you mean blue?"

'"It's blue, I say," insisted Wormtongue, "and there's some funny writing on it, like 'A fatal exception has occured at segment 0987B2:CA9021'"

Saruman thrust Wormtongue aside and looked into the palantir. Quickly, he arose, and his anger was terrible to behold.

His voice waxed forth in wrath, "Flames of bloody Udun. Which Mordor-accursed idiot decided that the palantirs would run on Windows XP Home?"'

- The History of Middle Earth, Vol. XXV
"Microsoft in Middle Earth" (e-text version)