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Part 12

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This is original text by chaered, first posted on VL. The text is still under review.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Minya ye hententanë i mar nánë i hína hyanina talo, silumë nortaila ataryava almossë.	               	The first one to spot the house was the child with the injured foot, who now rode his father's shoulders.
2	“Á tirë, atya” holtunes, “Cénan i mar!	        	"Look, dad," he called out, "I see the house!
3	En táras!”	 	It still stands!"
4	Epë telima þenna vanta, ron elmë ilyë hostaner os i mar.	            	After a final short march, soon we were all around the house.
5	Rossë ulo ar litteo utyúrië ilqua þindiën, ar immë náner tupinë söanen, mal cenë mar tarila nánë mimírima.	                    	A spray of rain and ash had made everything grey, and we ourselves were covered in filth, but to see the house standing was beautiful.
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7	Veävë, i ruivë héravë apantanië hróvavë númessë mardo, ar rië emehtië nícë lilmali mardessë, i náner níti ulo mal en yolilë.	                        	Apparently the fire had mostly run wild west of the house, and only aimed at small patches of the house, that were damp from rain but still smouldering.
8	Lintië etevattanelmë tai.	   	We quickly stamped those out.
9	I oloirë uluhtyanië i areä ruivë mixa loxonen, racila linë urtainë aldar menyassë.	              	The flood had extinguished the fire near us with wet mud, felling many charred trees in its path.
10	Linë restalmali vanwë, ar ilqua os i nendë.	         	Many of our fields were gone, and everything around the pond.
11	I relyávaldar vin óliër yúlali.	     	The fig-trees were just embers.
12	Ono i mar ánë elmen sótë ló vilwis, ar matta.	           	But the house gave us refuge from the weather, and food.
13	Lio ullë neuna otsolassë, i luhtyanë i fár ambela han i loxo.	             	It rained much over the next week, which doused the flames beyond the mud.
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15	Apanainanelmë i vanwë, mal aryë alastanelmë i annún uië fírië.	           	We regretted our losses, but also rejoiced that at least there had been no death.

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