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  〃I will not;〃 Tenar said in agony。 〃I cannot。 It's not true!〃
  〃And after that;〃 he went on quietly; 〃I'll take you away from the princes and the rich lords; for it's true that you have no place there。 You are too young; and too wise。 I'll take you to my own land; to Gont where I was born; to my old master Ogion。 He's an old man now; a very great Mage; a man of quiet heart。 They call him ‘the Silent。' He lives in a small house on the great cliffs of Re Albi; high over the sea。 He keeps some goats; and a garden patch。 In autumn he goes wandering over the island; alone; in the forests; on the mountainsides; through the valleys of the rivers。 I lived there once with him; when I was younger than you are now。 I didn't stay long; I hadn't the sense to stay。 I went off seeking evil; and sure enough I found it。。。 But you e escaping evil; seeking freedom; seeking silence for a while; until you find your own way。 There you will find kindness and silence; Tenar。 There the lamp will burn out of the wind awhile。 Will you do that?〃
  The sea mist drifted gray between their faces。 The boat lifted lightly on the long waves。 Around them was the night and under them the sea。
  〃I will;〃 she said with a long sigh。 And after a long time; 〃Oh; I wish it were sooner。。。 that we could go there now。。。〃
  〃It won't be long; little one。〃
  〃Will you e there; ever?〃
  〃When I can I will e。〃
  The light had died away; it was all dark around them。
 
  They came; after the sunrises and sunsets; the still days and the icy winds of their winter voyage; to the Inmost Sea。 They sailed the crowded lanes among great ships; up the Ebavnor Straits and into the bay that lies locked in the heart of Havnor; and across the bay to Havnor Great Port。 They saw the white towers; and all the city white and radiant in snow。 The roofs of the bridges and the red roofs of the houses were snow…covered; and the rigging of the hundred ships in the harbor glittered with ice in the winter sun。 News of their ing had run ahead of them; for Lookfar's patched red sail was known in those seas; a great crowd had gathered on the snowy quays; and colored pennants cracked above the people in the bright; cold wind。
  Tenar sat in the stern; erect; in her ragged cloak of black。 She looked at the ring around her wrist; then at the crowded; many…colored shore and the palaces and the high towers。 She lifted up her right hand; and sunlight flashed on the silver of the ring。 A cheer went up; faint and joyous on the wind; over the restless water。 Ged brought the boat in。 A hundred hands reached to catch the rope he flung up to the mooring。 He leapt up onto the pier and turned; holding out his hand to her。 〃e!〃 he said smiling; and she rose; and came。 Gravely she walked beside him up the white streets of Havnor; holding his hand; like a child ing home。
 
 
 
 
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