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           NoteventheravensknewoftheircominguntiltheycameoutinthebrokenlandswhichdividedtheLonelyMountainfromthehillsbehind.HowmuchGandalfknewcannotbesaid,butitisplainthathehadnotexpectedthissuddenassault.

           ThisistheplanthathemadeincouncilwiththeElvenkingandwithBard;andwithDain,forthedwarf-lordnowjoinedthem:theGoblinswerethefoesofall,andattheircomingallotherquarrelswereforgotten.TheironlyhopewastolurethegoblinsintothevalleybetweenthearmsoftheMountain;andthemselvestomanthegreatspursthatstrucksouthandeast.Yetthiswouldbeperilous,ifthegoblinswereinsufficientnumberstooverruntheMountainitself,andsoattackthemalsofrombehindandabove;buttherewasnotimeformakeanyotherplan,ortosummonanyhelp.Soonthethunderpassed,rollingawaytotheSouth-East;butthebat-cloudcame,flyinglower,overtheshoulderoftheMountain,andwhirledabovethemshuttingoutthelightandfillingthemwithdread."TotheMountain!"calledBard."TotheMountain!Letustakeourplaceswhilethereisyettime!"

           OntheSouthernspur,initslowerslopesandintherocksatitsfeet,theElveswereset;ontheEasternspurweremenanddwarves.ButBardandsomeofthenimblestofmenandelvesclimbedtotheheightoftheEasternshouldertogainaviewtotheNorth.SoontheycouldseethelandsbeforetheMountain’sfeetblackwithahurryingmultitude.Erelongthevanguardswirledroundthespur’sendandcamerushingintoDale.