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| | Years of the Lamps |
 | | The initial shape of Arda, chosen by the Valar, was of a symmetrical continent lit by two lamps: one in the continent's north, and one in the south, made out of the misty light that veiled the barren ground. |
 | | The Valar concentrated this light it into two large lamps, Iluin and Ormal. |
 | | The Vala Aulë forged great towers, one in the furthest north, Helcar, and another in the deepest south, Ringil. |
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