But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and as he looked at the grey sea he saw only a shadow in the waters that was soon lost in the West. There he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-Earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. ✨ J. R. R. Tolkien (1980). The Lord of the Rings: The return of the King
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