by Arcaino
Á pare, a parmahentar, laca ingolë ninen,
Mal álani hapya andalúmë.
An parmahentië mainolya ingolë,
Mal hapië tai rië pilë.
Book-verse
From me, O reader, learn much lore,
But keep me not too long a time.
For reading books doth well teach lore,
But keeping them doth naught but steal.
© 2026, Arcaino.
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