As a child, I thought the term 'third world' referred to either heaven or hell. I wasn't sure which, I just knew that there were three, including middle earth, which was obviously second. My only questions were 'which world is heaven and which is hell?' and 'which world are we currently on?' I knew that we weren't on middle earth because we didn't have hobbits. I hoped that we were in hell because I was looking forward to heaven, and it would be a disappointment if I found that we were already there.
Now, with my newfound Tolkien knowledge, I know that we are on middle earth, and that the hobbits have just gone into hiding. I am still puzzled as to which world I have to look forward to though.
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