Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
J. R. R. TOLKIENThen Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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