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A hydrofoil of "Aquastroll" had been named Shadowfax. Tolkien told Rayner that he wished copyright could protect names: devising good names had cost him as much time, or even more, than writing lines of poetry. It had been brought to his attention by several writers that a "monstrous" hydrofoil was named Shadowfax, without even a "by your leave", and Tolkien was not happy about it. He was getting used to all the Rivendells, Lóriens and Imladris used on houses, though not all were accompanied by a letter containing the words "by your leave".

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