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The Uruk-hai and orcs stop at nightfall.
-We ain't goin' no further 'till we've had a breather!- one of the orcs protests.
-Get a fire going!- another orders.
Pippin crawls towards Merry.
-Merry! Merry!
-I think we might have made a mistake, leaving the Shire, Pippin- Merry whispers.
As the orcs chop at the trees, low groans and rumbles come from the forest.
-What's making that noise?- Pippin asks Merry.
-It's the trees- his friend says, looking up to the old forest.
-What?
-You remember the Old Forest? On the borders of Buckland? Folks used to say that there was something in the water that made the trees grow tall, and come alive- he tells Pippin.
-Alive?
-Trees that could whisper, talk to each other. Even move.
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-I'm starving. We ain't had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days!- an orc says taking a bite of hard, mouldy bread.
-Yeah! Why can't we have some meat?- he says. The orc rests his eyes on the hobbits.
-What about them? They're fresh!
-They are not for eating!- the orc with the white hand painted on his face growled.
-What about their legs? They don't need those.
-Ooh! They look tasty!- he approached the hobbits that laid unmoving on the ground.
-Get back, scum! The prisoners go to Saruman. Alive and unspoiled- Úgluk pushes Grishnakh away from them.
-Alive? Why alive? Do they give good sport?- Grishnakh growled.
-They have something. An Elvish weapon. The master wants it for the war
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-They think we have the Ring- Pippin whispered to Merry.
-Shhh! As soon as they find out we don't, we're dead.
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-Just a mouthful. A bit off the flank- Snaga says getting closer to the hobbits who try to kick him away.
Uglúk cuts off Snaga's head with his blade making his head fly off and the body fall to the ground.
-Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!- the Uruk-hai pile on the dead orc.
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-Pippin, let's go!
The hobbits try to crawl away, but Pippin is caught by Grishnák.
-Go on, call for help. Squeal! No one's gonna save you now!
A spear pierces the orc's back. Riders burst out from apparently nowhere and attack the orcs.
-Pippin!
The hobbits head towards the forest. Suddenly Pippin turns and looks up at a pair of thrashing hooves bearing down on him.
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Dragon Rider in Middle Earth
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