: : I am as it stands in the wing group... but here is a few
: : comments/questions.

: : "it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were
: : spread from wall to wall"

: : now this shows the balrog changing size.. to over come the
: : problem or to

: The wods " it drew its self up to great height " do not mean
: that it changed its shape. If you are hunched or sittng
: slouched, and you straighten your self up, then you are drawing
: your self up "

The Balrog was neither sitting nor hunched. The phrase can indeed mean increase one's height. It is the most ambiguous phrase in the passage, and many people have argued over whether it means the Balrog increased its size or not.

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