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A Journey in the Dark
Gandalfnowpressedonatagreatpace,andtheothersfollowedasquicklyastheycould.Theyreachedthestripofdrylandbetweenthelakeandthecliffs:itwasnarrow,oftenhardlyadozenyardsacross,andencumberedwithfallenrockandstones;buttheyfoundaway,huggingthecliff,andkeepingasfarfromthedarkwaterastheymight.Amilesouthwardsalongtheshoretheycameuponhollytrees.Stumpsanddeadboughswererottingintheshallows,theremainsitseemedofoldthickets,orofahedgethathadoncelinedtheroadacrossthedrownedvalley.Butcloseundertheclifftherestood,stillstrongandliving,.twotalltrees,largerthananytreesofhollythatFrodohadeverseenorimagined.Theirgreatrootsspreadfromthewalltothewater.Undertheloomingcliffstheyhadlookedlikemerebushes,whenseenfarofffromthetopoftheStair;butnowtheytoweredoverhead,stiff,dark,andsilent,throwingdeepnight-shadowsabouttheirfeet,standinglikesentinelpillarsattheendoftheroad.
"Well,hereweareatlast!"saidGandalf."HeretheElven-wayfromHollinended.Hollywasthetokenofthepeopleofthatland,andtheyplanteditheretomarktheendoftheirdomain;fortheWest-doorwasmadechieflyfortheiruseintheirtrafficwiththeLordsofMoria.Thosewerehappierdays,whentherewasstillclosefriendshipattimesbetweenfolkofdifferentrace,evenbetweenDwarvesandElves."
"ItwasnotthefaultoftheDwarvesthatthefriendshipwaned,"saidGimli.
