"The lembas had a virtue without which they would long ago have lain down to die. . . . this waybread of the Elves had a potency that increased as travelers relied on it alone and did not mingle it ...

"The lembas had a virtue without which they would long ago have lain down to die ... this waybread of the Elves had a potency that increased as travelers relied on it alone and did not mingle it with ...