"Nay, lady, I am the last of the Numenoreans and the latest King of the Elder Days; and to me has been given not only a span thrice that of Men of Middle-earth, but also the grace to go at my will, and give back the gift. Now, therefore, I will sleep." --Aragorn to Arwen in "Appendix A, Section (V): Here Follows a Part of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
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...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.
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