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           Notforalongwhiledidtheystop,andbythattimetheymusthavebeenrightdownintheverymountain’sheart.

           ThenGandalflituphiswand.OfcourseitwasGandalf;butjustthentheyweretoobusytoaskhowhegotthere.Hetookouthisswordagain,andagainitflashedinthedarkbyitself.Itburnedwitharagethatmadeitgleamifgoblinswereabout;nowitwasbrightasblueflamefordelightinthekillingofthegreatlordofthecave.Itmadenotroublewhateverofcuttingthroughthegoblin-chainsandsettingalltheprisonersfreeasquicklyaspossible.Thissword’snamewasGlamdringtheFoe-hammer,ifyouremember.ThegoblinsjustcalleditBeater,andhateditworsethanBiterifpossible.Orcrist,too,hadbeensaved;forGandalfhadbroughtitalongaswell,snatchingitfromoneoftheterrifiedguards.Gandalfthoughtofmostthings;andthoughhecouldnotdoeverything,hecoulddoagreatdealforfriendsinatightcomer.

           "Areweallhere?"saidhe,handinghisswordbacktoThorinwithabow."Letmesee:one-that’sThorin;two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten,eleven;whereareFiliandKili?Heretheyare,twelve,thirteen-andhere’sMr.Baggins:fourteen!Well,well!itmightbeworse,andthenagainitmightbeagooddealbetter.Noponies,andnofood,andnoknowingquitewhereweare,andhordesofangrygoblinsjustbehind!Onwego!"Ontheywent.Gandalfwasquiteright:theybegantoheargoblinnoisesandhorriblecriesfarbehindinthepassagestheyhadcomethrough.Thatsentthemonfasterthanever,andaspoorBilbocouldnotpossiblygohalfasfast-fordwarvescanrollalongatatremendouspace,Icantellyou,whentheyhaveto-theytookitinturntocarryhimontheirbacks.Stillgoblinsgofasterthandwarves,andthesegoblinsknewthewaybetter(theyhadmadethepathsthemselves),andweremadlyangry;sothatdowhattheycouldthedwarvesheardthecriesandhowlsgettingcloserandcloser.