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  1. Public Bookmark 23

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    During the long journey to Valinor, Celebrían takes the time to record her story for those waiting to hear it on the Western shore.

    From the troubled genius of Celebrimbor, and the vile machinations of Sauron; to the glory of Moria, the timeless wonder of Lórinand, and the birth of Imladris; Celebrían recalls the joys and tribulations of coming of age during the war-torn days of the Second Age. In the end, she finds that, perhaps, the courage to face the future lies firmly entrenched in the strength gained from the past.

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    08 Jun 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 25

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    "Thranduil wants to give Elrond a sharp retort. Something-something scheduling sundering in his diary, micromanaging misery, a little quip about levying taxation on tragedy. But he cannot bring himself to do it. The bite has gone out of the two of them with age, with children and wars and losing far too many things. Their debts to each other are old and complicated, and he hesitates to press too far beyond the fragile surface."
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    At Arwen and Aragorn's wedding reception, as Elrond and Thranduil watch their adult children enjoy themselves, they share a quiet moment discussing fatherhood and failures.

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    08 Jun 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 35

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    Galadriel and Celeborn, through the Third Age of Middle-earth.

    There are ways to express the difference between you wanted and I wish you wanted in Quenya by adding the right affix. In Sindarin you must change the sounds of the verb itself, the feeling soaking into the substance of the word. What is the lenited form of grief, he thinks. What is the right declension for a yearning without a name.

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    06 Jun 2025

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    An army of orcs descend upon the Firien Wood in Gondor soon after the ring has been cast into Mordor. An unfortunate battle leaves Gimli captured, lost in unfamiliar trees—yet he is not alone.

    Reluctantly teamed up with King Thranduil, the currently injured dwarf-hater, Gimli must make the difficult decision to help him. After all, the enemy of my enemy is the father of the elf I'm helplessly in love with—right?

    (now with an added epilogue!)

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    24 May 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 88

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    The new mathematics teacher doesn’t play nice with the other instructors, scares the students, shouts at anything that moves, and slams doors so loudly that the walls shake.

    Kanae clicks her tongue and disapprovingly shakes her head.

    That just won’t do.

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    20 Dec 2024