Peony's misgivings were temporarily forgotten in the thrill of finally reaching the ancient fortress of Weathertop. She stood looking first to the south and the Great Road, next to the east and the distant snowy mountains, to the west where they had left behind the Shire, and to the north, where Sam had told her giant trees had been seen walking--but she saw only distant hills and moors.
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"And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed on into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water."
-The Return of the King
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