Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair!
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