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THE LORD OF THE RINGS

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As summer passed into fall, four hobbits journeyed away with a ring.

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They were going to a Council.

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On the way, they were pursued by black-clad riders.

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One of the hobbits was wounded in the shoulder by the Black Riders.

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This hobbit was named Frodo.

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One of their adventures occurred in the Old Forest.

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Two of the hobbits dozed off by a large tree, next to a river.

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Suddenly, the tree snapped, and clamped down on them with large cracks.

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Then Tom Bombadil came,

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he who was as old as the Old Forest itself.

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He sang into the cracks.

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The tree released both hobbits.

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After they thanked Tom Bombadil, the hobbits continued their journey.

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Soon, they arrived at the river ford to the House of the Elvenking Elrond.

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There they met the elf Glorfindel.

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It is here we rejoin the action.

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The hobbits Frodo and Sam, Merry and Pippin,

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the elf Glorfindel, and their friend Strider,

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shall cross over the Ford.

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Frodo rides on Glorfindel's horse Asfaloth.

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On the long slope to the Ford,

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Glorfindel turned,

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and saw three Black Riders.

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"Fly! The enemy is upon us!"

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"Ride, Frodo, ride!"

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"noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!"

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he called to the horse in the elf-tongue.

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And Asfaloth flew forth like a storm.

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The Black Riders crashed down the slope and rode at Frodo from two angles.

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And Frodo drew away from the Riders behind him.

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Those on the other side came nearer, and grew greater and darker.

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Their swords glittered.

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Frodo clung to Asfaloth's mane, as the wind and chill pierced him.

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Asfaloth took one last fantastical leap across the Ford,

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and flew like a shining white fire,

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right before the face of the foremost Black Rider.

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Frodo felt the river foaming about his feet.

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Then the horse climbed up the steep slope,

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and they were over the Ford.

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When Frodo turned,

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he saw the Black Riders' horses rise into the water,

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and he heard a strange roar.

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And as in a fog, he saw the river rise,

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high, high, with frothy white peaks.

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At the top of the foam were white riders, upon white horses

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with frothing manes.

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And on the other shore he saw a shining figure,

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pouring forth white light.

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Then the waves carried the Black Riders away,

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and Frodo fell to the ground,

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and saw no more.

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When Frodo woke up, he was lying in a bed, in a room

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with a flat ceiling, and dark beams richly carved.

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"Good morning Frodo," said a voice.

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It was Gandalf, who sat next to Frodo.

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"You are in the House of Elrond, and you have slept for four days."

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"Your friends are all safe, and everyone has been worried for you."

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That evening and night, all of Rivendell celebrated Frodo's awakening,

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with a long and splendid feast that lacked neither song, nor talk, nor food.

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The morning after the party, the Council began.

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Much was said of events in the world,

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especially in the South, and in the wide lands east of the Mountains.

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The dwarf Glóin told of the life and struggle of the dwarves under the mountain Moria,

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where had once been many large, beautiful halls.

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Elrond then continued, telling of the Kingdoms of the Elves,

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and the fight against Sauron.

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Here Elrond paused and sighed.

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"How can you remember all this?"

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asked Frodo, noticing that he was thinking aloud.

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"I thought Gil-Galad died at least three thousand years ago."

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"So it was indeed," answered Elrond gravely.

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"But you understand, I am just as old."

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"I have lived for three ages in Middle-earth,

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and I saw how Sauron was defeated,

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and how Isildur cut the Ring from his hand,

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and took it for his own."

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"And you should know that Gandalf is almost as old as he."

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Frodo did not know what to say,

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for he had never before heard that anyone could be so old.

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Then Frodo brought forth the Ring,

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and Gandalf and Strider told its story.

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And both Frodo and Bilbo told of the adventures they had had,

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when they had the Ring.

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Frodo talked of the trip from the Shire to Rivendell,

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and Bilbo of the trip on which he had found the Ring.

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When Bilbo was finished, Gandalf said that some time ago,

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he had started noticing spies of all sorts gathered round the Shire.

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There were people, all kinds of creatures, and beasts, and birds.

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He began to find out all there was to find about the ring,

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and soon he understood that Bilbo found the One,

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the Great,

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the dangerous Ring.

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Sauron's Ring.

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Then Gandalf said this:

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"A few months ago, I was tricked into riding to the foremost wizard,

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Saruman the White,

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to seek help."

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"But I hesitated to co-operate with him, as he desired the Ring for himself."

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"So he set me in prison, at the top of his highest tower."

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"The only way one could come down

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was through a narrow stair of many thousand steps."

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"And it was altogether too high up for even me to jump down to the ground."

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"But as I sat there,

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I saw that Saruman was mustering a large army,

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who were forging weapons."

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"All the grass and all the trees were gone,

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and instead the ground was full of black mines and sooty forges."

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"My only hope was to send a message with the birds."

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"So it was that when summer waned,

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and the moonlit night was long,

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came Gwaihir, the swiftest of the Great Eagles,

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who took me carefully in his talons."

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"And then we flew away before Saruman noticed anything."

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"How far can you bear me?"

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I asked Gwaihir.

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"Many more miles,"

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he answered.

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"But wizards are heavier than the voles and mice I typically carry."

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"Then we must land somewhere where I can get a horse."

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"We shall fly to the Men of Rohan,

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who raise horses."

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"Ere dawn, Gwaihir set me down in Rohan."

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"By the king's permission, I chose a horse for myself."

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"I took the best there was,

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and I have never seen such a horse before."

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"Shadowfax, the Men of Rohan called him."

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"In daylight, his coat glistens like silver;

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by night, he is an unseen shade."

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"He hardly touches the ground at a full gallop."

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"None had ever ridden him,

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when he came to me."

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"With his help, I reached the Shire

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when Frodo was with Tom Bombadil in the Old Forest."

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"In The Prancing Pony,

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I heard word that Frodo had gone off that morning,

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together with Strider."

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"This calmed me,

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so I spent the night at the inn."

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"But that night, the Black Riders stormed through Bree,

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and the next day, I pursued them to Weathertop,

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where Frodo, the day after, was wounded in the shoulder."

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"I came to Rivendell three days before Frodo."

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This was Gandalf's tale.

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Then Elrond continued:

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"We must go directly into peril."

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"The Ring must be destroyed in the same Fire it was once made."

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"It is right to destroy the Ring, for then there will be peace."

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"And this peace is not just for the Shire and Rivendell,

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but for all of Middle-earth, and for Mordor."

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"And this peace shall always exist."

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"And for there to be peace in this way,

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we must fight for our lives,

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and sacrifice all we have, and never despair."

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"And the best is,

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that we are glad,

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for we know that we work towards a new world."

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It was decided that nine people would go to

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the fire-spewing mountain in Mordor,

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and cast the Ring into the Cracks of Doom.

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Those accompanying Frodo

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were Sam,

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Merry,

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and Pippin,

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and Gandalf.

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Of the Elves was chosen Legolas,

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and Gimli went for the Dwarves,

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and Strider for Men.

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In the morning, Frodo was with Bilbo,

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and the old hobbit pulled out a chest.

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He then plucked forth a sword.

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"This is Sting, and you will probably have use of it,"

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"But I have one more thing," he said,

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and unfolded a parcel of several folds of cloth,

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and took out a small shirt of mail.

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It shone like moonlit silver.

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"It is dwarf-mail, and not at all heavy,

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but feels like a light shirt."

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"I have a fancy it would turn away even the knives of the Black Riders."

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"Now then, you look like a proper hobbit!"

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It was a grey cold day, the type that only occurs on December evenings.

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The East Wind streamed through the bare trees.

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The clouds hung low over the meadows of the House of Elrond.

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Bilbo huddled in a cloak on the stairs,

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together with Frodo.

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Strider sat on the ground with his head bowed to his knees.

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And Sam stood by the pony and sucked his teeth.

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Everyone was waiting for Gandalf,

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and finally Sam started going through his pack for the fiftieth time.

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Salt (in a box),

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flint,

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tinder,

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socks,

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linen,

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and many belongings that Frodo had forgotten.

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But he had found no rope.

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No rope!

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"And only last night you said to yourself,"

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thought Sam to himself,

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"that it would be good to bring a bit of rope."

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"For surely there will be a use for it."

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"Well, in any case, we can't get it now, so we'll go without,"

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thought Sam.

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Gandalf came out of the house, together with Elrond.

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"Good luck," said Elrond.

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And Bilbo also wished them good luck.

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In all of Rivendell, everyone wished the Nine good fortune,

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and spoke in soft voices.

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First, the Nine went over the bridge,

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and slowly climbed up the steep, winding paths

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that led out of the deep valley of Rivendell.

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But when they came to the high moor,

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everyone turned, and looked down at the House of Elrond one last time.

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And then they went into the night,

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to the fire-spewing mountain,

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and the day Frodo would finally cast the Ring into the fire.

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Gandalf went first,

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and after him came Strider,

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Frodo,

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and Sam,

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and the others.

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Legolas, who saw best,

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went last.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS By J.R.R. Tolkien

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Adaptation: Soren Erlandsson Narrator: Evan Storm

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Music: Bo Hansson Art: Peter Lindblom

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Scenography: Mette Möller Producer: Urban Lasson

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Subtitles and Translation: Austin Teholiz