sakuram0chi: “Full on the town he fell. His last throes splintered it to sparks and glede

sakuram0chi:

“Full on the town he fell. His last throes splintered it to sparks and gledes. The lake roared in. A vast steam leaped up, white in the sudden dark under the moon. There was a hiss, a gushing whirl, and then silence. And that was the end of Smaug and Esgaroth,…"  The Hobbit - Fire and Water - JRR Tolkien


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