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• A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
• Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. -- J. R. R. Tolkie
• Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. -- J. R. R. Tolkie
• A ring of power looks after itself, Frodo. It may slip off treacherously, but its keeper never abandons it.
  -- J. R. R. Tolkie...
• I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.
  ' -- J. R. R. Tolkien -- The Lost Road...
• All that is gold does not glitter, Nor all those who wander are lo
  The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not touched by the frost....
• All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lo
  The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost....
• elder days: n. The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980)
  he era of the {PDP-10}, {TECO}, {{ITS}}, and the ARPANET....
• He deserves death'. 'Deserves it! I daresay he does.
  Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life....