Note 54 Vildoran (12/23/24 23:53) The Depths of Moria
The Depths of Moria are now accessible to those of the bravest hearts
and highest valor. Untold treasures may be won, but at what cost?
"We have barred the gates ... can hold them long if ... horrible ...
suffer ... We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the
Bridge and second hall. Frá and Lóni and Náli fell there. ... went
five days ago ... the pool is up to the wall at Westgate. The
Watcher in the Water took Óin. We cannot get out. The end comes ...
drums, drums in the deep ... They are coming.""
For yes, the Dwarves delved deep... deep and greedily... and more than
one terror they found. The greatest of those terrors is defeated - or
so it seems, but many more lurk in the depths at the roots of
Middle-earth.