Book I, Chapter 11: This Place Is Dingy
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Strider: "Snazzy, Weathertop!"
Merry: "This place is dingy."
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Strider: "Arrgh! The Enemy!
Let's light a fire."
Sam: "Won't that give us away?"
(Everyone IGNORES him. Strider tells a very
long STORY about an Elf-woman.)
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Merry: "Eek! Shapes!"
(The BLACK RIDERS attack, Frodo puts the RING
on and gets STABBED. Strider CHASES them off with
FIRE. Frodo FAINTS.)