Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
Nowtheremustbeanumberofleavesmissing,becausetheybegintobenumberedfive,thefifthyearofthecolony,Isuppose.Letmesee!No,theyaretoocutandstained;Icannotreadthem.Wemightdobetterinthesunlight.Wait!Hereissomething:alargeboldhandusinganElvishscript."
"ThatwouldbeOri’shand,"saidGimli,lookingoverthewizard’sarm."Hecouldwritewellandspeedily,andoftenusedtheElvishcharacters."
"Ifearhehadilltidingstorecordinafairhand,"saidGandalf."Thefirstclearwordissorrow,buttherestofthelineislost,unlessitendsinestre.Yes,itmustbeyestrefollowedbydaybeingthetenthofnovembreBalinlordofMoriafellinDimrillDale.HewentalonetolookinMirrormere.anorcshothimfrombehindastone.weslewtheorc,hutmanymore...upfromeastuptheSilverlode.TheremainderofthepageissoblurredthatIcanhardlymakeanythingout,butIthinkIcanreadwehavebarredthegates,andthencanholdthemlongif,andthenperhapshorribleandsuffer.PoorBalin!Heseemstohavekeptthetitlethathetookforlessthanfiveyears.Iwonderwhathappenedafterwards;butthereisnotimetopuzzleoutthelastfewpages.Hereisthelastpageofall."Hepausedandsighed.
"Itisgrimreading,"hesaid."Ifeartheirendwascruel.Listen!Wecannotgetout.Wecannotgetout.TheyhavetakentheBridgeandsecondhall.FrarandLoniandNalifellthere.ThentherearefourlinessmearedsothatIcanonlyreadwent5daysago.
