Aleia and the other hobbits felt very much alone; nobody was in sight in before them and nobody was in sight behind them. After passing Weathertop, they had had to put Frodo upon Bill's back. Aleia felt horrid, because they had only been doing about one mile per day. At this rate, Frodo would die before reaching Rivendell!
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"There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us."
"Shoot it," said my attorney.
"Not yet...I want to study its habits."
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