It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, I…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.46, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit, p.46, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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