Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Lothlorien
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Theotherscastthemselvesdownuponthefragrantgrass,butFrodostoodawhilestilllostinwonder.Itseemedtohimthathehadsteppedthroughahighwindowthatlookedonavanishedworld.Alightwasuponitforwhichhislanguagehadnoname.Allthathesawwasshapely,buttheshapesseemedatonceclearcut,asiftheyhadbeenfirstconceivedanddrawnattheuncoveringofhiseyes,andancientasiftheyhadenduredforever.Hesawnocolourbutthoseheknew,goldandwhiteandblueandgreen,buttheywerefreshandpoignant,asifhehadatthatmomentfirstperceivedthemandmadeforthemnamesnewandwonderful.Inwinterherenoheartcouldmournforsummerorforspring.Noblemishorsicknessordeformitycouldbeseeninanythingthatgrewupontheearth.OnthelandofLorientherewasnostain.
HeturnedandsawthatSamwasnowstandingbesidehim,lookingroundwithapuzzledexpression,andrubbinghiseyesasifhewasnotsurethathewasawake."It’ssunlightandbrightday,rightenough,"hesaid."IthoughtthatElveswereallformoonandstars:butthisismoreelvishthananythingIeverheardtellof.IfeelasifIwasinsideasong.ifyoutakemymeaning."
Haldirlookedatthem,andheseemedindeedtotakethemeaningofboththoughtandword.Hesmiled."YoufeelthepoweroftheLadyoftheGaladhrim,"hesaid."WoulditpleaseyoutoclimbwithmeupCerinAmroth?"
Theyfollowedhimashesteppedlightlyupthegrass-cladslopes.