Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Farewell to Lorien
Ifanyofyouhadthoughtofreturningnorthwardstoyourhomes,youwouldnothavebeenabletopassthatway.Butcome!Yourpathnowgoessouth."
AstheywalkedthroughCarasGaladhonthegreenwayswereempty;butinthetreesabovethemmanyvoicesweremurmuringandsinging.Theythemselveswentsilently.AtlastHaldirledthemdownthesouthwardslopesofthehill,andtheycameagaintothegreatgatehungwithlamps,andtothewhitebridge;andsotheypassedoutandleftthecityoftheElves.Thentheyturnedawayfromthepavedroadandtookapaththatwentoffintoadeepthicketofmallorn-trees,andpassedon,windingthroughrollingwoodlandsofsilvershadow,leadingthemeverdown,southwardsandeastwards,towardstheshoresoftheRiver.
Theyhadgonesometenmilesandnoonwasathandwhentheycameonahighgreenwall.Passingthroughanopeningtheycamesuddenlyoutofthetrees.Beforethemlayalonglawnofshininggrass,studdedwithgoldenelanorthatglintedinthesun.Thelawnranoutintoanarrowtonguebetweenbrightmargins:ontherightandwesttheSilverlodeflowedglittering;ontheleftandeasttheGreatRiverrolleditsbroadwaters,deepanddark.Onthefurthershoresthewoodlandsstillmarchedonsouthwardsasfarastheeyecouldsee,butallthebankswerebleakandbare.Nomallornlifteditsgold-hungboughsbeyondtheLandofLorien.
