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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Sounding the Alarm
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Part 3: The Return of the King (VI.8: The Scouring of the Shire):
Then he heard Merry change the note, and up went the Horn-cry of Buckland, shaking the air.