"For this is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill. But as for me, my heart is with the Sea, and I will dwell by the grey shores, guarding the Havens until the last ship sails. Then I shall await thee.'"
-Cirdan the Shipwright, to Gandalf the Grey
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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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