Сильмариллион
Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath
FortheDunedainheldthatevenmortalMen,ifsoblessed,mightlookuponothertimesthanthoseoftheirbodies’life;andtheylongedevertoescapefromtheshadowsoftheirexileandtoseeinsomefashionfeelightthatdiesnot;forthesorrowofthethoughtofdeathhadpursuedthemoverthedeepsofthesea.Thusitwasthatgreatmarinersamongthemwouldstillsearchtheemptyseas,hopingtocomeupontheIsleofMeneltarma,andtheretoseeavisionofthingsthatwere.Buttheyfounditnot.Andthosethatsailedfarcameonlytothenewlands,andfoundthemliketotheoldlands,andsubjecttodeath.AndthosethatsailedfurthestsetbutagirdleabouttheEarthandreturnedwearyatlasttotheplaceoftheirbeginning;andtheysaid:’Allroadsarenowbent.’
Thusinafterdays,whatbythevoyagesofships,whatbyloreandstar-craft,thekingsofMenknewthattheworldwasindeedmaderound,andyettheEldarwerepermittedstilltodepartandtocometotheAncientWestandtoAvallone,iftheywould.ThereforetheloremastersofMensaidthataStraightRoadmuststillbe,forthosethatwerepermittedtofindit.
