You are a set of deceitful scoundrels! But bless you! I give in. I wil…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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You are a set of deceitful scoundrels! But bless you! I give in. I will take Gildor's advice. If the danger were not so dark, I should dance for joy. Even so, I cannot help feeling happy; happier than I have felt for a long time. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.82, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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