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acbf58d
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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
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frodo
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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ac79e97
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And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.
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frodo
west
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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eaf3341
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He [Bilbo] used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. 'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.' . . .
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tolkien
middle-earth
frodo
lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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c916492
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You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you yourself keep it. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo. Anyway: there it is. We know most of what Gandalf has told you. We know a good deal about the ring. We are horribly afraid-but we are coming with you; or following you like hounds.
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tolkien
true-love
friendship
middle-earth
frodo
merry
lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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ba940a5
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Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. I have not much hope that Gollum can be cured before he dies, but there is a chance of it. And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many - yours not least.
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frodo
gandalf
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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fa3be4e
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I will take the Ring", he said, "though I do not know the way.
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inspirational
frodo
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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df699cf
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"Have you thought of an ending?" "Yes, several, and all are dark and unpleasant." "Oh, that won't do! Books ought to have good endings. How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?" "It will do well, if it ever came to that." "Ah! And where will they live? That's what I often wonder."
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writing
books
sam-gamgee
frodo
endings
happy-endings
lotr
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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8104d66
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I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again.
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tolkien
shire
frodo
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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e50f10a
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If you took this thing on yourself, unwilling, at others' asking, then you have pity and honour from me. And I marvel at you: to keep it hid and not to use it. You are a new people and a new world to me. Are all your kin of like sort? Your land must be a realm of peace and content, and there must gardners be in high hounour.
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tolkien
middle-earth
frodo
lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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7448d78
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The grey-rain curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.
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grey-havens
frodo
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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c20f5b7
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Are you in pain, Frodo?' said Gandalf quietly as he rode by Frodo's side. 'Well, yes I am,' said Frodo. 'It is my shoulder. The wound aches, and the memory of darkness is heavy on me. It was a year ago today.' 'Alas! there are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured,' said Gandalf. 'I fear it may be so with mine,' said Frodo. 'There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?' Gandalf did not answer.
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pain
return-of-the-king
frodo
gandalf
the-lord-of-the-rings
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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6e4d9a7
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"Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And I have seen it only for an instant in the house of Elrond! Could I not have a sight of it again?" Frodo looked up. His heart went suddenly cold. He caught the strange gleam in Boromir's eyes, yet his face was still kind and friendly. "It is best that it should lie hidden," he answered. "As you wish. I care not." said Boromir."
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boromir
frodo
temptaion
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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3cfd33e
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Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by reed and willow, By fire, sun and moon, harken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!
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frodo
tom-bombadil
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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9946e54
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But the Queen Arwen said: 'A gift I will give you. For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him now when he departs to the Havens; for mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she so I have chosen, both the sweet and the bitter. But in my stead you shall go, Ring-bearer, when the time comes, and if you then desire it. If your hurts grieve you still and the memory or your burden is heavy, then you may pass into the West, until all your wounds and weariness are healed. But wear this now in memory of Elfstone and Evenstar with whom your life has been woven!' And she took a white gem like a star that lay upon her breast hanging upon a silver chain, and she set the chain around Frodo's neck. 'When the memory of the fear and the darkness troubles you,' she said, 'this will bring you aid.
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queen-arwen
frodo
ring-bearer
the-lord-of-the-rings
the-return-of-the-king
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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69196a9
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"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. Do you realize that this is the very path that goes through Mirkwood, and that if you let it, it might take you to the Lonely Mountain or even further and to worse places?" --
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frodo
the-lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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ea138bd
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"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door," he used to say. "You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. Do you realize that this is the very path that goes through Mirkwood, and that if you let it, it might take you to the Lonely Mountain or even further and to worse places?"
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frodo
the-lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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67c2be0
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
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middle-earth
frodo
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J. R. R. Tolkien |
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5d3f6d4
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At that moment there was a knock on the door, and Sam came in. He ran to Frodo and took his left hand, awkwardly and shyly. He stroked it gently and then he blushed and turned hastily away.
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friendship
the-fellowship-of-the-ring
frodo
the-lord-of-the-rings
sam
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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6b7d04e
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"They also keep a horned cow as proud as any queen; But music turns her head like ale, And makes her wave her tufted tail and dance upon the green. ... So the cat on his fiddle played hey-diddle-diddle, a jig that would wake the dead: He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune, While the landlord shook the Man of the Moon: 'It's after three' he said. They rolled the Man slowly up the hill and bundled him into the Moon, While his horses galloped up in rear, And the cow came capering like a deer, and a dish ran up with the spoon. Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle; the dog began to roar, The cow and the horses stood on their heads; The guests all bounded from their beds and danced upon the floor. With a ping and a pong the fiddle-strings broke! the cow jumped over the Moon, And the little dog laughed to see such fun, And the Saturday dish went off at a run with the silver Sunday spoon. The round Moon rolled behind the hill, as the Sun raised up her head. She hardly believed her fiery eyes;
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man-in-the-moon
over-the-moon
the-dish
the-spoon
frodo
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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381e7df
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"Frodo: Mordor. I hope the others find a safer route. Sam: Strider will look after them.
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fellowship-of-the-ring
strider
frodo
frodo-baggins
the-lord-of-the-rings
sam
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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23100bf
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O Sam! cried Frodo. 'What have I said? What have I done? Forgive me! After all you have done. It is the horrible power of the Ring. I wish it had never, never, been found. But don't mind me, Sam. I must carry the burden to the end. It can't be altered. You can't come between me and this doom.
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frodo
the-ring
the-return-of-the-king
sam
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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bddc104
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A wild light came into Frodo's eyes. 'Stand away! Don't touch me!' he cried. 'It is mine, I say. Be off!' His hand strayed to his sword-hilt. But then quickly his voice changed. 'No, no, Sam,' he said sadly. 'But you must understand. It is my burden, and no one else can bear it. It is too late now, Sam dear. You can't help me in that way again. I am almost in its power now. I could not give it up, and if you tried to take it I should go mad.
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frodo
the-lord-of-the-rings
sam
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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8c650dc
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Against delay. Against the way that seems easier. Against refusal of the burden that is laid on me. Against - well, if it must be said, against trust in the strength and truth of Men.
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men
frodo
j-r-r-tolkien
lord-of-the-rings
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J.R.R. Tolkien |
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cd02391
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Wonderful folk, Elves, sir! Wonderful!' 'They are,' said Frodo. 'Do you like them still, now you have had a closer view?
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frodo
the-lord-of-the-rings
sam
j-r-r-tolkien
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J.R.R. Tolkien |