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and clash of steel. An arrow whistled over Frodo's head.Boromir laughed. `They did not expect this,' he said. `The fire has cut them off. We are on the wrong side! '`Look ahead! ' called Gandalf. `The Bridge is near. It is dangerous and narrow.'Suddenly Frodo saw before him a black chasm. At the end of the hall the floor vanished and fell to an unknown depth. The outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of stone, without kerb or rail, that spanned the chasm with one curving spring of fifty feet. It was an ancient defence of the Dwarves against any enemy that might capture the First Hall and the outer passages. They could only pass across it in single
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seemed to tremble and the flames to quiver.`Now for the last race! ' said Gandalf. 'If the sun is shining outside we may still escape. After me! 'He turned left and sped across the smooth floor of the hall. The distance was greater than it had looked. As they ran they heard the beat and echo of many hurrying feet behind. A shrill yell went up: they had been seen. There was a ring file. At the brink Gandalf halted and the others came up in a pack behind.'Lead the way, Gimli! ' he said. 'Pippin and Merry next. Straight on and up the stair beyond the door! 'Arrows fell among them. One struck Frodo and sprang back. Another pierced Gandalf's hat and stuck there like a black feather. Frodo looked behind. Beyond the fire he saw swarming
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