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> The Men of Bree were brown-haired, broad, and rather short, cheerful and independent: they belonged to nobody but themselves; but they were more friendly and familiar with Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, and other inhabitants of the world about them than was (or is) usual with Big People.
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> *The Lord of the Rings* | *At The Sign of the Prancing Pony*
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The above passage states that the men of Bree are friendly with Elves. Is this a throwaway statement saying that the men of Bree do not hate outsiders and are generally friendly with strangers, or is there any evidence of Elves actually visiting Bree?