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Long ago...
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...in the early years of the Second Age...
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...the great Elven-smiths
forged Rings of Power.
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Nine for mortal Men.
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Seven for the Dwarf-lords.
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Three for the tall Elf-kings.
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But then, the Dark Lordlearned
the craf of ring-making...
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...andmade the Master Ring.
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The One Ring to rule them all.
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With the One Ring, Middle-earth is his
andhe cannot be overcome.
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As the last alliance ofMen and Elves
fell beneath his power...
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...he didnot notice the heroic shadow
who slippedin.
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It was Prince Isildur...
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...of the mighty kings from across the sea...
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...who took the Ring.
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But because he didnot destroy it,
the spirit of the Dark Lordlived on...
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...andbegan to take shape andgrow again.
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But the Ring hada will ofits own,
anda way ofslipping from one hand...