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The Council of Elrond
ButallthathasbeenwroughtbythosewhowieldtheThreewillturntotheirundoing,andtheirmindsandheartswillbecomerevealedtoSauron,ifheregainstheOne.ItwouldbebetteriftheThreehadneverbeen.Thatishispurpose."
"Butwhatthenwouldhappen,iftheRulingRingweredestroyedasyoucounsel?"askedGloin.
"Weknownotforcertain,"answeredElrondsadly."SomehopethattheThreeRings,whichSauronhasnevertouched,wouldthenbecomefree,andtheirrulersmighthealthehurtsoftheworldthathehaswrought.ButmaybewhentheOnehasgone,theThreewillfail,andmanyfairthingswillfadeandbeforgotten.Thatismybelief."
"YetalltheElvesarewillingtoendurethischance,"saidGlorfindel"ifbyitthepowerofSauronmaybebroken,andthefearofhisdominionbetakenawayforever."
"ThuswereturnoncemoretothedestroyingoftheRing,"saidErestor,"andyetwecomenonearer.WhatstrengthhaveweforthefindingoftheFireinwhichitwasmade?Thatisthepathofdespair.OffollyIwouldsay,ifthelongwisdomofElronddidnotforbidme."
"Despair,orfolly?"saidGandalf."Itisnotdespair,fordespairisonlyforthosewhoseetheendbeyondalldoubt.Wedonot.Itiswisdomtorecognizenecessity,whenallothercourseshavebeenweighed,thoughasfollyitmayappeartothosewhoclingtofalsehope.
