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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aris Dragonborn" data-source="post: 2173822" data-attributes="member: 18434">"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."Han Solo, Star Wars: A New Hope."And so it was that the Fourth Age began, and the Fellowship of the Ring, though eternally bound by love and friendship, had ended." Frodo Baggins, The Return of the King."Well, I'm back." Sam Gamgee, Return of the King.Just to digress, I'd like to quote the Appendices, which I think was the basis for Frodo's line. Did anyone else who read this in the RotK Appendices experience some sort of profound sadness, like a close friend had left and wasn't coming back?"1541 - In this year on March 1st came at last the passing of King Elessar. It is said that the beds of Meriadoc and Peregrin were set beside the bed of the great king. Then Legolas built a grey ship in Ithilien, and sailed down the Anduin and so over Sea; and with him, it is said, went Gimli the Dwarf. And when that ship passed an end was come in Middle-Earth of the Fellowship of the Ring."</blockquote>