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And Gandalf said: "This is your realm, and the heart of the greater realm that shall be. The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun...more

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It's the deep breath before the plunge.

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Far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things.

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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.

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I shall have to go. But-" and here Frodo looked hard at Sam- "if you really care about me, you will have to keep that DEAD secret. See? If you don't, ...more

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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

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So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

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Good Morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrow...more

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Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. Yet in the wizard's face he sa...more

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My friend, you had horses, and deed of arms, and the free fields; but she, being born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the mat...more

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Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.

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End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all ...more

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Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; ...more

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And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside.

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I fear I am beyond your comprehension. - Gandalf the White