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00:35:42 |
Gil-galad
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We first took notice of it just prior to Galadriel's return.
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| 00:35:42 |
00:35:44 |
Gil-galad
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We hoped that by sending her away,
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| 00:35:44 |
00:35:48 |
Gil-galad
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and so bringing an end to the last vestiges of war,
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| 00:35:48 |
00:35:50 |
Gil-galad
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we might arrest the decay.
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| 00:35:51 |
00:35:54 |
Gil-galad
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But despite our every effort,
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| 00:35:54 |
00:35:57 |
Gil-galad
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our decline has only quickened.
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| 00:35:58 |
00:36:01 |
Gil-galad
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The blight upon this tree is but an outer manifestation
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| 00:36:02 |
00:36:03 |
Gil-galad
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of an inner reality.
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| 00:36:04 |
00:36:06 |
Gil-galad
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That the light of the Eldar,
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| 00:36:06 |
00:36:10 |
Gil-galad
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our light, is fading.
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| 00:36:12 |
00:36:14 |
Elrond
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Who else knows about this?
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| 00:36:15 |
00:36:16 |
Gil-galad
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Precious few.
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| 00:36:19 |
00:36:22 |
Gil-galad
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I ask again, and for the last time,
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| 00:36:24 |
00:36:27 |
Gil-galad
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did the Dwarves find the ore or not?
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| 00:36:32 |
00:36:35 |
Elrond
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I swore an oath to Durin.
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| 00:36:38 |
00:36:42 |
Gil-galad
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To some, that may now hold little weight.
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| 00:36:45 |
00:36:47 |
Elrond
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But in my esteem,
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| 00:36:48 |
00:36:51 |
Elrond
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it is by such things our very souls are bound.
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| 00:36:52 |
00:36:56 |
Elrond
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I do not intend to let mine slip away on the basis of mere hope.
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| 00:36:58 |
00:37:02 |
Gil-galad
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Hope is never mere, Elrond...
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| 00:37:03 |
00:37:05 |
Gil-galad
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even when it is meager.
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| 00:37:06 |
00:37:09 |
Gil-galad
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When all other senses sleep,
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| 00:37:09 |
00:37:13 |
Gil-galad
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the eye of hope is first to awaken, last to shut.
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| 00:37:15 |
00:37:19 |
Gil-galad
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If the Elves abandon Middle-earth now,
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| 00:37:19 |
00:37:24 |
Gil-galad
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the armies of darkness will march over the face of the earth.
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| 00:37:24 |
00:37:25 |
Gil-galad
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It will be the end,
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| 00:37:25 |
00:37:30 |
Gil-galad
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not just of our people, but all peoples.
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| 00:37:31 |
00:37:34 |
Gil-galad
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If the hope of preventing that is not reason enough
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| 00:37:34 |
00:37:37 |
Gil-galad
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to make you reconsider your oath,
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| 00:37:38 |
00:37:40 |
Gil-galad
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I suggest you find another.
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