This tale grew in the telling, until it became a history of the Great War of the Ring and included many glimpses of the yet more ancient history that preceded it. – J. R. R. Tolkein

To make something wholly your own is to hunt down every spectre of what it could become; there is always ‘one more thing’. Those who are masters of their craft know when to put the hammer down, sit back, and admire their handywork.