You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.

J.r.r. Tolkien
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have. To him who stands at the beginning of his life, there are no stars but only points in the sky. The marks in the dust that point out the way are all that he really knows. These are his guides, for they show him the road he must travel.

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