And what do you wish?' he said at last. 'That what should be shall be,…

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And what do you wish?' he said at last. 'That what should be shall be,' she answered. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Lord of the Rings: One Volume, p.258, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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And what do you wish?' he said at last. 'That what should be shall be,' she answered. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Lord of the Rings: One Volume, p.258, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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