Of course, no "mortal" could, but apparently for JRR Tolkien, Aragorn would be closest. May we assume that puts him ahead of all other Mortals, or just those living at the End of the Third Age. Hmmm!
Just because Aragorn had some rights and privledges with the Palantir, doesn't mean that what he did was some trifle; it only means that he was doing the right thing.
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The hoes unrecked in the fields were flung, __ and fallen ladders in the long grass lay __ of the lush orchards; every tree there turned __ its tangled head and eyed them secretly, __ and the ears listened of the nodding grasses; __ though noontide glowed on land and leaf, __ their limbs were chilled.
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