...outside they heard the roar and rumble of Smaug's fury.

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...the barrels turned and twisted off down the stream...

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The Elves were the first to charge.

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...a narrow bridge of stone...to the Last Homely House

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Smaug lay, with wings folded like an immeasurable bat,...

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They buried Thorin deep beneath the Mountain,...

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"Well, here is Mirkwood!" said Gandalf.

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"Who are you, and of what would you parley?"

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Somewhere behind the grey clouds the sun must have gone down.

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The king's cave was his palace...

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He pulled open the door with a jerk...

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Barad-dur, July 1987

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"Thank goodness!" said Bilbo laughing, and handed him the tobacco-jar.

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There far away was the Lonely Mountain on the edge of eyesight.

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It was on May the First that the two came back...to...Rivendell.

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He rose in fire and went away south towards the Running River.

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In the meanwhile, the dwarves sat in darkness,...

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Many of the Dwarves spent their time...ordering the treasure.

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"Mr. Baggins!" he cries. "Here is the first payment..."

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...the pool and the Gate blocked with a wall of new-hewn stone...

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Suddenly ... they sprang silently forward to attack.

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Before long,...they could see him as a spark of fire..

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There for ages his huge bones could be seen...

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"I am Roc son of Carc."

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