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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Nólöa, coirë mennë arrongo.	     	Last year, the start of spring came early.
2	I cuiviëssë taureo, i þindië hríveva nannemnë ar i taurë vaimatanë insa linquileä fananen.	               	In the awakening of the forest, the wintry greyness disappeared and the forest garbed itself in a colorful raiment.
3	Callessë tuilérelion, ilya erdevainë pantanë lepsilyéli, vinyë nessorneli húmë launer, ar nendalauri tumper i lóna.	                  	In the fair weather of spring days, every seed-pod spread out tendrils, a great many new saplings flourished, and golden water-flowers covered the pond.
4	I yára norno ca mar né quanta etilo ar lómo nu martorya olasseo.	             	The old oak tree behind the house was full of ivy and moss under its tower of foliage.
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6	Únelmë vorotaita alië i olvar yaustalman i pellauca mixa cemenna, estelyailë i salcessë nauva láreä.	                	We did not procrastinate with planting the plants for our crop into the lukewarm moist earth, hoping the harvest would be abundant.
7	Aldelmë findori ar porisalquë restalissen, ar colostali yó rassulcali queätarwassë.	           	We planted barley and corn in fields, and cucumbers together with carrots in a vegetable plot.
8	I ehten coranarenna né vanimalda, alquen uva saica.	         	The outlook of the year was great, nobody would be hungry.
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10	Arinwatessë senyavë mantelmë mulessë porisalquë mulmo tolpollo, lé peccoli hya listaina nehtelénen.	             	At breakfast we usually ate corn flower porridge from a bowl, with nuts or sweetened with honeycomb.
11	Þinyemat ataquantanë me tarquinánen ar tyurmenen lé sinapio, ar mastacorni nu mandya, laucë mastaþambello.	                	The evening meal sated us again by means of salted meat and cheese with mustard, and buttered loaves, warm from the kitchen.
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13	Þinyessë ecë hlarë lalië onnalion i querdassen tyalmeo, lan i olanwar yuller miruvor ar nyanter.	                	At dusk, one could hear laughter from children taking turns in a game, while the adults drank mead and chatted.
14	Naitië, márië amaquátië cilinyulelma, almiën!	      	Truly, happiness had filled our glass, cheers!
15	Nairenyanna, ron anyauvalmë talda tana cilinyulessë.	       	Unfortunately, we would soon reach the bottom of that glass.

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