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Fight. Fight to the last man. Fight for your lives.
— Gandalf ‧ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker calls for total resistance: keep fighting until the last person falls, and fight as if survival depends on it. The repeated command has the urgency of a desperate rallying cry, demanding all-out courage when defeat seems close.
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