Both Uses of
abyss
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss.†
Chpt 2.5 *
- In the black abyss there appeared a single Eye that slowly grew. until it filled nearly all the Mirror.†
Chpt 2.7
Definition:
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(abyss) a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit