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Yes, he was,
Gollum was already in Moria when the Fellowship discovered him. In fact, according to what I have seen on this site, according to Tolkien, he was in dire straits trying to escape friom the orcs that helped him esacpe from the Mirkwood elves. My guess (and you will find many arguments) is that he crawled out of one of the air shafts that Gimli and Gandalf talked about, thus pursuing them to the borders of Lothlorien,
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But all the while I sit and think of times there were before,
I listen for returning feet and voices at the door.
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