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Hewasbreakingrockstopieces,smashingwallandcliffwiththelashingsofhishugetail,tilltheirlittleloftycampingground,thescorchedgrass,thethrush’sstone,thesnail-coveredwalls,thenarrowledge,andalldisappearedinajumbleofsmithereens,andanavalancheofsplinteredstonesfelloverthecliffintothevalleybelow.Smaughadlefthislairinsilentstealth,quietlysoaredintotheair,andthenfloatedheavyandslowinthedarklikeamonstrouscrow,downthewindtowardsthewestoftheMountain,inthehopesofcatchingunawaressomethingorsomebodythere,andofspyingtheoutlettothepassagewhichthethiefhadused.Thiswastheoutburstofhiswrathwhenhecouldfindnobodyandseenothing,evenwhereheguessedtheoutletmustactuallybe.Afterhehadletoffhisrageinthiswayhefeltbetterandhethoughtinhisheartthathewouldnotbetroubledagainfromthatdirection.In-themeanwhilehehadfurthervengeancetotake."Barrel-rider!"hesnorted."Yourfeecamefromthewatersideandupthewateryoucamewithoutadoubt.Idon’tknowyoursmell,butifyouarenotoneofthosemenoftheLake,youhadtheirhelp.TheyshallseemeandrememberwhoistherealKingundertheMountain!"
HeroseinfireandwentawaysouthtowardstheRunningRiver.
