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           Baggins,Iassureyouwearemorethangratefulandyoushallchooseyouownfourteenth,assoonaswehaveanythingtodivide,amsorryifyouareworriedabouttransport,andIadmitthedifficultiesaregreat-thelandshavenotbecomelesswildwiththepassingoftime,ratherthereverse-butwewilldowhateverwecanforyou,andtakeourshareofthecostwhenthetimecomes.Believemeornotasyoulike!"

           FromthatthetalkturnedtothegreathoarditselfandtothethingsthatThorinandBalinremembered.Theywonderediftheywerestilllyingthere.unharmedinthehallbelow:thespearsthatweremadeforthearmiesofthegreatKingBladorthin(longsincedead),eachhadathrice-forgedheadandtheirshaftswereinlaidwithcunninggold,buttheywereneverdeliveredorpaidfor;shieldsmadeforwarriorslongdead;thegreatgoldencupofThror,two-handed,hammeredandcarvenwithbirdsandflowerswhoseeyesandpetalswereofjewels;coatsofmailgildedandsilveredandimpenetrable;thenecklaceofGirion,LordofDale,madeoffivehundredemeraldsgreenasgrass,whichhegaveforthearmingofhiseldestsoninacoatofdwarf-linkedringsthelikeofwhichhadneverbeenmadebefore,foritwaswroughtofpuresilvertothepowerandstrengthoftriplesteel.Butfairestofallwasthegreatwhitegem,whichthedwarveshadfoundbeneaththerootsoftheMountain,theHeartoftheMountain,theArkenstoneofThrain."TheArkenstone!TheArkenstone!"murmuredThorininthedark,halfdreamingwithhischinuponhisknees.