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The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the Company is true.
— Galadriel · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker describes a mission balanced on a knife's edge, where even a small misstep could bring ruin to everyone. Yet the warning ends on hope: while the group stays loyal to one another and to the task, failure is not yet certain.
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