Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun wi…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the key-hole. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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