"Yet such is oft the course of deeds…" — J.R.R. Tolkien

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ومع ذلك، هذه هي في الغالب طبيعة الأفعال التي تحرك عجلات العالم: تقوم بها الأيدي الصغيرة لأنها يجب أن تفعل ذلك، بينما عيون العظماء في مكان آخر.

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