May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.266, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, p.266, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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