Sibilant and filmy-eyed, he serves the Si-Fan, a Chinese secret society with ambitions for world domination.

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Creepily sibilant, with a wiry frame, wispy hair and a haunted look, Gollum turned to yoga after being indicted for insider trading in 2006.

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If anything, we'd say the new versions might be slightly less sibilant in the treble department -- the S4 series' only glaring abnormality sound wise.

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