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Riddles in the Dark
"Chestnuts,chestnuts,"hehissed."Teeth!teeth!mypreciousss;butwehasonlysix!"Thenheaskedhissecond:
"Voicelessitcries,
Winglessflutters,
Toothlessbites,
Mouthlessmutters."
"Halfamoment!"criedBilbo,whowasstillthinkinguncomfortablyabouteating.Fortunatelyhehadonceheardsomethingratherlikethisbefore,andgettinghiswitsbackhethoughtoftheanswer."Wind,windofcourse,"hesaid,andhewassopleasedthathemadeuponeonthespot."This’llpuzzlethenastylittleundergroundcreature,"hethought:
"Aneyeinablueface
Sawaneyeinagreenface.
"Thateyeisliketothiseye"
Saidthefirsteye,
"Butinlowplace,
Notinhighplace.""
"Ss,ss,ss,"saidGollum.Hehadbeenundergroundalonglongtime,andwasforgettingthissortofthing.ButjustasBilbowasbeginningtohopethatthewretchwouldnotbeabletoanswer,Gollumbroughtupmemoriesofagesandagesandagesbefore,whenhelivedwithhisgrandmotherinaholeinabankbyariver,"Sss,sss,mypreciouss,"hesaid."Sunonthedaisiesitmeans,itdoes."
