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           That,ofcourse,isthedangerouspartaboutcaves:youdon’tknowhowfartheygoback,sometimes,orwhereapassagebehindmayleadto,orwhatiswaitingforyouinside.ButnowFiliandKill’snewsseemedgoodenough.Sotheyallgotupandpreparedtomove.Thewindwashowlingandthethunderstillgrowling,andtheyhadabusinessgettingthemselvesandtheirponiesalong.Stillitwasnotveryfartogo,andbeforelongtheycametoabigrockstandingoutintothepath.Ifyousteppedbehind,youfoundalowarchinthesideofthemountain.Therewasjustroomtogettheponiesthroughwithasqueeze,whentheyhadbeenunpackedandunsaddled.Astheypassedunderthearch,itwasgoodtohearthewindandtherainoutsideinsteadofallaboutthem,andtofeelsafefromthegiantsandtheirrocks.Butthewizardwastakingnorisks.Helituphiswand-ashedidthatdayinBilbo’sdining-roomthatseemedsolongago,ifyouremember-,andbyitslighttheyexploredthecavefromendtoend.

           Itseemedquiteafairsize,butnottoolargeandmysterious.Ithadadryfloorandsomecomfortablenooks.Atoneendtherewasroomfortheponies;andtheretheystood(mightygladofthechange)steaming,andchampingintheirnosebags.OinandGloinwantedtolightafireatthedoortodrytheirclothes,butGandalfwouldnothearofit.Sotheyspreadouttheirwetthingsonthefloor,andgotdryonesoutoftheirbundles;thentheymadetheirblanketscomfortable,gotouttheirpipesandblewsmokerings,whichGandalfturnedintodifferentcoloursandsetdancingupbytherooftoamusethem.Theytalkedandtalked,andforgotaboutthestorm,anddiscussedwhateachwoulddowithhisshareofthetreasure(whentheygotit,whichatthemomentdidnotseemsoimpossible);andsotheydroppedofftosleeponebyone.Andthatwasthelasttimethattheyusedtheponies,packages,baggages,toolsandparaphernaliathattheyhadbroughtwiththem.ItturnedoutagoodthingthatnightthattheyhadbroughtlittleBilbowiththem,afterall.