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And Ilúvatar taught the Ainur about the World
It started with the music of the Ainur. But Melkor had other ideas. Until finally, Ilúvatar stood up and raised both hands. Ilúvatar stood up in splendor and left. And the Ainur followed him. They went into the Void. And Ilúvatar told them to behold their music. He gave the Ainur the power of sight.…
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Until finally, Ilúvatar stood up and raised both hands
It started with the music of the Ainur. But Melkor had other ideas. Until finally, Ilúvatar stood up and raised both hands. With one deep, high, and piercing chord, all Music stopped. Then, Iluvatar spoke: Mighty are the Ainur. And mightiest among them is Melkor. But you and Melkor know that I am Iluvatar. I’ll…
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But Melkor had other ideas
It started with the music of the Ainur. But Melkor wanted to increase the power and glory of the part of the music assigned to him. Melkor had been given the greatest gifts of power and knowledge. And he always looked for the Imperishable Flame. But he couldn’t ever reach the Imperishable Flame because it…
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It started with the music of the Ainur
First, there was only Eru Ilúvatar. Ilúvatar made the Ainur, the holy ones, out of his thought. So the Ainur got present with the Imperishable Flame. Ilúvatar started speaking to the Ainur with themes of music. Each of the Ainur listened to him. And then the Ainur sang for a long time. Each Ainur sang…