The stories have similar accounts although written in different times and different languages. From what I gather, If there is a Middle Earth as described, The inhabitants aren't into mingling because of several very good reasons. A forensic geologist concluded that the Earth has been mined to exhaustion. The accounts of gold lined walls and precious materials that make up the inner abode had to come from somewhere. If you visit petrified forest national park, You wonder where all the other trees went. If you look at devils tower, you wonder who cut down all the ancient giant trees. Most of our national parks are ancient mines. Our land has been plundered. If it became knowledge that they exist and possess remnants of our past, We'd want that shit back NOW. Note : there is a heat wave at the north pole right now, 50 degrees above normal. Some new stories could pop up.
Compare this account to my previous post ,What A Story, and see what you think.
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