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V. THE COMING OF THE ELVES AND THE MAKING OF KOR. I take this title from the cover of the book (which adds also How the Elves did fashion Gems), for as I have already remarked the narrative continues without a new heading. Then said Eriol: Sad was the unchaining of Melko, me- thinks, even did it seem merciful and just -- but how came the Gods to do this thing? Then Meril continuing said: Upon a time thereafter was the third period of Melkos prisonment beneath the halls of Mandos come nearly to its ending. Manwe sat upon the top of the mountain and gazed with his piercing eyes into the shades beyond Valinor, and hawks flew to him and from him bearing many great tidings, but Varda was singing a song and looking upon the plain of Valinor. Silpion was at that time glimmering and the roofs of Valmar below were black and silver beneath its rays; and Varda was joyous, but on a sudden Manwe spake, saying: Behold, there is a gleam of gold beneath the pine-trees, and the deepest gloaming of the world is full of a patter of feet. The Eldar have come, 0 Taniquetil! Then Varda arose swiftly and stretched her arms out North and South, and unbraided her long hair, and lifted up the Song of the Valar, and Ilwe was filled with the loveliness of her voice. Then did she descend to Valmar and to the abode of Aule; and he was making vessels of silver for Lorien. A bason filled with the radiance of Telimpe was by his side, and this he used cunningly in his craft, but now Varda stood before him and said: The Eldar have come! and Aule flung down his hammer saying: Then Iluvatar hath sent them at last, and the hammer striking some ingots of silver upon the floor did of its magic smite silver sparks to life, that flashed from his windows out into the heavens. Varda seeing this took of that radiance in the bason and mingled it with molten silver to make it more stable, and fared upon her wings of speed, and set stars about the firmament in very great profusion, so that the skies grew marvell