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Barrels Out of Bond
Ofcoursehelpedbyhismagicringhegotonverywellatfirst,buthewasgivenawayintheendbyhiswetfootstepsandthetrailofdrippingsthatheleftwhereverhewentorsat;andalsohebegantosnivel,andwhereverhetriedtohidehewasfoundoutbytheterrificexplosionsofhissuppressedsneezes.Verysoontherewasafinecommotioninthevillagebytheriverside;butBilboescapedintothewoodscarryingaloafandaleatherbottleofwineandapiethatdidnotbelongtohim.Therestofthenighthehadtopasswetashewasandfarfromafire,butthebottlehelpedhimtodothat,andheactuallydozedalittleonsomedryleaves,eventhoughtheyearwasgettinglateandtheairwaschilly.
Hewokeagainwithaspeciallyloudsneeze.Itwasalreadygreymorning,andtherewasamerryracketdownbytheriver.Theyweremakinguparaftofbarrels,andtheraft-elveswouldsoonbesteeringitoffdownthestreamtoLake-town.Bilbosneezedagain.Hewasnolongerdrippingbuthefeltcoldallover.Hescrambleddownasfastashisstifflegswouldtakehimandmanagedjustintimetogetontothemassofcaskswithoutbeingnoticedinthegeneralbustle.Luckilytherewasnosunatthetimetocastanawkwardshadow,andforamercyhedidnotsneezeagainforagoodwhile.Therewasamightypushingofpoles.Theelvesthatwerestandingintheshallow.waterheavedandshoved.Thebarrelsnowalllashedtogethercreakedandfretted..
"Thisisaheavyload!"somegrumbled."Theyfloattoodeep-someoftheseareneverempty
