Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
Swift,becausetheythemselveschangelittle,andallelsefleetsby:itisagrieftothem.Slow,becausetheydonotcounttherunningyears,notforthemselves.Thepassingseasonsarebutrippleseverrepeatedinthelonglongstream.YetbeneaththeSunallthingsmustweartoanendatlast."
"ButthewearingisslowinLorien,"saidFrodo."ThepoweroftheLadyisonit.Richarethehours,thoughshorttheyseem,inCarasGaladhon,whereGaladrielwieldstheElven-ring."
"ThatshouldnothavebeensaidoutsideLorien,noteventome,"saidAragorn."Speaknomoreofit!Butsoitis,Sam:inthatlandyoulostyourcount.Theretimeflowedswiftlybyus,asfortheElves.Theoldmoonpassed,andanewmoonwaxedandwanedintheworldoutside,whilewetarriedthere.Andyestereveanewmooncameagain.Winterisnearlygone.Timeflowsontoaspringoflittlehope."
Thenightpassedsilently.Novoiceorcallwasheardagainacrossthewater.Thetravellershuddledintheirboatsfeltthechangingoftheweather.TheairgrewwarmandverystillunderthegreatmoistcloudsthathadfloatedupfromtheSouthandthedistantseas.TherushingoftheRiverovertherocksoftherapidsseemedtogrowlouderandcloser.Thetwigsofthetreesabovethembegantodrip.
Whenthedaycamethemoodoftheworldaboutthemhadbecomesoftandsad.Slowlythedawngrewtoapalelight,diffusedandshadowless.
