#p. 1028

[lotr-calligraphy]

And as if in answer, from down below, coming up the road out of the valley, voices sang:

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[lotr-calligraphy]

It was evening, and the stars were glimmering in the eastern sky as they passed the ruined oak and turned and went on down the hill between the hazel-thickets. Sam was silent, deep in his memories. Presently he became aware that Frodo was singing softly to himself, singing the old walking-song, but the words were not quite the same.

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