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1->''"Who am I? I... I am Talenel'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of the Almighty. The Desolation has come. Oh, God... it has come. And I have failed."''
2-->-- '''Taln''', ''Literature/TheWayOfKings2010'' (book one of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')
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4->''"I am Talenel'Elin, Herald of War. The time of the Return, the Desolation, is near at hand. We must prepare. You will have forgotten much, following the destruction of the times past. Kalak will teach you to cast bronze, if you have forgotten this. We will Soulcast blocks of metal directly for you. I wish we could teach you steel, but casting is so much easier than forging, and you must have something we can produce quickly. Your stone tools will not serve against what is to come. Vedel can train your surgeons, and Jezrien... he will teach you leadership. So much is lost between Returns... I will train your soldiers. We should have time. Ishar keeps talking about a way to keep information from being lost following Desolations. And you have discovered something unexpected. We will use that. Surgebinders to act as guardians... Knights... the coming days will be difficult, but with training, humanity '''will''' survive. You must bring me to your leaders. The other Heralds should join us soon. I think... I think I am late... this time...\
5[[MadnessMantra How long had it been]]?\
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12Too long."''
13-->-- '''Taln''', ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' (book two of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')
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15->"I know not whether to rejoice or [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne bemoan]] this reunion... Regardless, I must perform my duty. [...] The expression you bear now tells me you already know the reason for your summons. I must warn you of the danger threatening to consume both yourself and the entire world whose heart you strove so greatly to change. [...] You have become a 'prisoner of fate' yet again."

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