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The ages of the Sun are not based on astronomy but on history; as such, their length is variable, and, arguably, random. Tolkien speculates in the letters that the ages would accelerate; as such, the last four ages, together, may have passed in as little as 6000 years.
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"May the wicked become good. May the good obtain peace. May the peaceful be freed from bonds. May the freed set others free."
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