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"Gandalf and the
Balrog"
Painting by John Howe
With a terrible cry the Balrog fell forward, and its
shadow plunged down and vanished. But even as it fell it
swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about
the wizard's knees, dragging him to the brink. He staggered
and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the
abyss. "Fly, you fools!" he cried, and was gone.
The Fellowship Of The Ring
