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Elrohir stood with his back pressed against one of the walls in their bedroom. Elladan tip-toed to see over his twin's head. Pudgy happily danced in circles around their small feet; the twins' excitement rubbing off on him. Elrohir could barely stand still. Elladan pushed his brother's head lower. In his right hand he held a dripping quill.
"Stop moving!" Elladan whined.
Elrohir halted his squirming for a brief second. It was just long enough for Elladan to hastily scribble a mark on the wall. "There," the elder twin proclaimed.
Elrohir scuttled from his former position and turned to examine Elladan's line.
"Now it's my turn!" Elladan shoved the quill into Elrohir's hand and eagerly stood against the wall. Pudgy began to lap up the droplets of ink that had fallen to the floor. Elrohir quickly marked his brother's height. The two lines seemed to merge. Elladan moved from the wall and stood beside his brother in contemplation of the two streaks.
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Elrond was walking by the twin's shared bedroom when, though the half-open doorway, he caught sight of the young pair admiring an unseen thing. In Elrohir's hand was a dripping quill. Pudgy was busy lapping something from the floor. He sighed and went inside. What he saw immediately warmed his heart. On the wall, were two thick, black lines. He immediately recognised the small marks as his young sons' tallied heights.
"I'm taller!" Elrohir boasted.
"Na-uh!" Elladan shoved his brother hard.
Elrond cleared his throat. Both twins startled and, halting their shoving, they both turned towards Elrond. Of course, their faces lit up when they saw him.
"LOOK!" Elrohir said proudly.
"ADA!" Elladan squealed. At the same instant, he took Elrond's hand and eagerly showed his father what they had done. Elrohir followed his brother's lead and seized Elrond's other hand. Chuckling, Elrond let them bring him before The Wall. Their little hands eagerly pointed out which one was whose. Their high-pitched voices tumbled over one another excitedly.
"We're almost as tall as you!" They both exclaimed.
The look of sheer pride in their grey eyes was perfectly reflected in Elrond's own. He laughed as he enveloped them in a rough bear-hug. "Indeed, you are!"
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