The local paper/interview quoted in the times piece:

https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/once-thought-to...

Lovely story. Reminds me of the rather more violent but still enjoyable "graduation ring returned to owner" Jack Reacher novel The Midnight Line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Midnight_Line

I would have worried at least a little that trying on the ring would attract Nazgul.

Not to mention the eye of Sauron!

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