«In one thing
you have not changed,
dear friend,»
said Aragorn:
«you still speak in riddles.»
«What? In riddles?» said Gandalf.
«No! For I was talking aloud to myself.
A habit of the old:
they choose the wisest person present to speak to;
the long explanations needed by the young
are wearying.»
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