A white swan drifted as fair as the pearly moon, yet I stared, for on the surface of the water its reflection shimmered starry black. I shivered with fear and wonder.
The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was, is lost, for none now live who remember it. -Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring