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Aug. 12th, 2004 09:48 pmGrieving for Gandalf
His tears he took with him, when the loss felt too heavy to share, and so discovered a slumbering kitchen garden at the edge of the City of the Trees, and a walled orchard. An Elven maiden worked there, pruning the pear trees, and after watching for a little he dug out the pocketknife that Bilbo had given him and set to work beside her. His fingers sought out the best places to trim the soft wood, and he murmured to the trees as he worked, promising it was for the best.
“You’ll grow back all the stronger, come Spring.”
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His tears he took with him, when the loss felt too heavy to share, and so discovered a slumbering kitchen garden at the edge of the City of the Trees, and a walled orchard. An Elven maiden worked there, pruning the pear trees, and after watching for a little he dug out the pocketknife that Bilbo had given him and set to work beside her. His fingers sought out the best places to trim the soft wood, and he murmured to the trees as he worked, promising it was for the best.
“You’ll grow back all the stronger, come Spring.”
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