You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: FUTURISTIC FILMS 
Clue: 1 of 2 races Rod Taylor meets circa 800,000 A.D. in "The Time Machine"

A: elois
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Q: Category: POLITICS 
Clue: In 1958 he became the first Democrat elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate from Maine

A: edmund muskie
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Q: Category: ROYAL LITERATURE 
Clue: 1956: By J.R.R. Tolkien

A:
the return of the king
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