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\author{J. R. R. Tolkien}
\title{The road goes ever on an on}
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\begin{Verse}

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The Road goes ever on and on\\
Down from the door where it began.\\
Now far ahead the Road has gone,\\
And I must follow, if I can,\\
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Pursuing it with eager feet,\\
Until it joins some larger way\\
Where many paths and errands meet.\\
And whither then? I cannot say...\\
\\
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\end{Verse}

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