Сильмариллион
Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath
Andeventhenameofthatlandperished,andMenspokethereafternotofElenna,norofAndortheGiftthatwastakenaway,norofNumenoreontheconfinesoftheworld;buttheexilesontheshoresofthesea,iftheyturnedtowardstheWestinthedesireoftheirhearts,spokeofMar-nu-Falmarthatwaswhelmedinthewaves,AkallabeththeDownfallen,AtalanteintheEldarintongue.
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AmongtheExilesmanybelievedthatthesummitoftheMeneltarma,thePillarofHeaven,wasnotdrownedforever,butroseagainabovethewaves,alonelyislandlostinthegreatwaters;forithadbeenahallowedplace,andeveninthedaysofSauronnonehaddefileditAndsometherewereoftheseedofEarendilthatafterwardssoughtforit,becauseitwassaidamongloremastersthatthefar-sightedmenofoldcouldseefromtheMeneltarmaaglimmeroftheDeathlessLand.ForevenaftertheruintheheartsoftheDunedainwerestillsetwestwards;andthoughtheyknewindeedthattheworldwaschanged,theysaid:’AvalloneisvanishedfromtheEarthandtheLandofAmanistakenaway,andintheworldofthispresentdarknesstheycannotbefound.Yetoncetheywere,andthereforetheystillare,intruebeingandinthewholeshapeoftheworldasatfirstitwasdevised.’
