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           Tohuntthewholemountaintillhehadcaughtthethiefandhadtornandtrampledhimwashisonethought.HeissuedfromtheGate,thewatersroseinfiercewhistlingsteam,anduphesoaredblazingintotheairandsettledonthemountain-topinaspoutofgreenandscarletflame.Thedwarvesheardtheawfulrumourofhisflight,andtheycrouchedagainstthewallsofthegrassyterracecringingunderboulders,hopingsomehowtoescapethefrightfuleyesofthehuntingdragon.

           Theretheywouldhaveallbeenkilled,ifithadnotbeenforBilboonceagain."Quick!Quick!"hegasped."Thedoor!Thetunnel!It’snogoodhere."RousedbythesewordstheywerejustabouttocreepinsidethetunnelwhenBifurgaveacry:"Mycousins!BomburandBofur-wehaveforgottenthem,theyaredowninthevalley!"

           "Theywillbeslain,andallourponiestoo,andalloutstoreslost,"moanedtheothers."Wecandonothing."

           "Nonsense!"saidThorin,recoveringhisdignity."Wecannotleavethem.GetinsideMr.BagginsandBalin,andyoutwoFiliandKili-thedragonshan’thaveallofus.Nowyouothers,wherearetheropes?Bequick!"Thosewereperhapstheworstmomentstheyhadbeenthroughyet.ThehorriblesoundsofSmaug’sangerwereechoinginthestonyhollowsfarabove;atanymomenthemightcomeblazingdownorflywhirlingroundandfindthemthere,neartheperilouscliff’sedgehaulingmadlyontheropes.UpcameBofur,andstillallwassafe.UpcameBombur,puffingandblowingwhiletheropescreaked,andstillallwassafe.