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...they went and sat upon the wall with the greensward of the Houses of Healing behind them; and away southward before them was the Anduin glittering in the sun, as it flowed away, out of the sight even of Legolas, into the wide flats and green haze of Lebennin and South Ithilien.
And now Legolas feel silent, while the others talked, and he looked out against the sun, and as he gazed he saw white seabirds beating up the River.
"Look!" he cried. "Gulls! They are flying far inland. A wonder they are to me and a trouble to my heart. Never in all my life had I met them, until we came to Pelargir, and there I heard them crying in the air as we rode to the battle of the ships. Then I stood still, forgetting war in Middle-earth; for their wailing voices spoke to me of the Sea. The Sea! Alas! I have not yet beheld it. But deep in the hearts of all my kindred lies the sea-longing, which it is perilous to stir. Alas! for the gulls. No peace shall I have again under beech or under elm."
"Say not so!" said Gimli. "There are countless things still to see in Middle-earth, and great works to do. But if all the fair folk take to the Havens, it will be a duller world for those who are doomed to stay."Dull and dreary indeed!" said Merry "You must not go to Havens, Legolas. There will always be some folk, big or little, and even if a few wise dwarves like Gimli, who need you...."
"Don't be so gloomy!" cried Pippin. "The Sun is shining, and here we are together for a day or two at least..."
(The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien)
