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The world is changed. I feel it in the water.

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I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth.

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I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it.

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for none now live who remember it. [Music] It began with the forging of the great rings.

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rings. Three were given to the elves, immortal, Three were given to the elves, immortal, wisest, and fairest of all beings.

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wisest, and fairest of all beings. Seven to the dwarf lords, great miners Seven to the dwarf lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls.

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and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine nine rings were gifted to the And nine nine rings were gifted to the race of men who above all else desire

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race of men who above all else desire power.

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power. For within these rings was bound the For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race.

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strength and will to govern each race. But they were all of them deceived.

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But they were all of them deceived. For another ring was made.

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For another ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the dark lord Sauron forged

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Mount Doom, the dark lord Sauron forged in secret a master ring to control all in secret a master ring to control all others. And into this ring, he poured

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others. And into this ring, he poured his cruelty, his malice, and his will to his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life.

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One ring to rule them all. One by one, the free lands of Middle One by one, the free lands of Middle Earth fell to the power of the ring.

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Earth fell to the power of the ring. But there were some who resisted.

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But there were some who resisted. A last alliance of men and elves marched A last alliance of men and elves marched against the armies of Mordor. And on the

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against the armies of Mordor. And on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle Earth.

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Victory wasn't here.

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But the power of a ring could not be undone.

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[Music] It was in this moment when all hope had faded that Isildor, son of the king,

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faded that Isildor, son of the king, took up his father's sword.

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Sauron, the enemy of the free peoples of Middle Earth, was defeated.

The World Is Changed - Opening Narration

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