|| And there are many paths to tread || Through shadow || To the edge of night || Until the stars are all alight || Cloud and shade || All shall fade || All shall fade || { }
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[…] I saw him ride over seven streams, over waters wide and grey;
I saw him walk in empty lands, until he passed away
Into the shadows of the North. I saw him then no more.
The North Wind may have heard the horn of the son of Denethor.
O Boromir! From the high walls westward I looked afar,
But you come not from the empty lands where no men are. […]
“A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.”
’I have failed.’
’No!’ said Aragorn, taking his hand and kissing his brow. ’You have conquered. Few have gained such a victory. Be at peace. Minas Tirith shall not fall!’
Boromir smiled.
’Which way did they go? Was Frodo there?’ said Aragorn.
But Boromir did not speak again.
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“Dark indeed is the hour,” said the old man, “and at such times you are wont to come, Mithrandir. But though all signs forebode that the doom of Gondor is nigh, less now to me is that darkness than my own darkness. It has been told that you bring with you one who saw my son die.”
