"War must be, while we defend our…" — J.R.R. Tolkien

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戦争は、すべてを貪り食う破壊者に対して私たちの命を守る限り必要だが、私は剣の輝きが鋭いから、矢の速さがあるからでも、戦士の栄光があるからでもなく、それらが守るものだけを愛する。

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