Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life.
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Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life.

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