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At the far end upon a dais of many steps was set a high throne under a canopy of marble shaped like a crowned helm; behind it was carved upon the wall and set with gems an image of a tree in flower. But the throne was empty. At the foot of
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“But of bliss and glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while they still endure for eyes to see, are ever their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song.”
― The Silmarillion
― The Silmarillion
“Bad is so bad, that we cannot but think good an accident; good is so good, that we feel certain that evil could be explained.”
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“But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.”
― The Silmarillion
― The Silmarillion
“Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it; and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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