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Riddles in the Dark
Hecouldseeoutsideintotheopenair:therewereafewstepsrunningdownintoanarrowvalleybetweentallmountains;thesuncameoutfrombehindacloudandshonebrightontheoutsideofthedoor-buthecouldnotgetthrough.
Suddenlyoneofthegoblinsinsideshouted:"Thereisashadowbythedoor.Somethingisoutside!"
Bilbo’sheartjumpedintohismouth.Hegaveaterrificsquirm.Buttonsburstoffinalldirections.Hewasthrough,withatorncoatandwaistcoat,leapingdownthestepslikeagoat,whilebewilderedgoblinswerestillpickinguphisnicebrassbuttonsonthedoorstep.
Ofcoursetheysooncamedownafterhim,hootingandhallooing,andhuntingamongthetrees.Buttheydon’tlikethesun:itmakestheirlegswobbleandtheirheadsgiddy.TheycouldnotfindBilbowiththeringon,slippinginandoutoftheshadowofthetrees,runningquickandquiet,andkeepingoutofthesun;sosoontheywentbackgrumblingandcursingtoguardthedoor.Bilbohadescaped.
