BECCA listens for sound effects in The Hobbit

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The Bodyguard of bulg came howling against them and drove in upon their ranks like waves upon Cliffs of sand their friends could not help them for the assault from the mountain was renewed with redoubled force and upon either side men and elves were being slowly beaten down on all this bbo looked with misery he had taken his stand on Raven Hill among the elves partly because there was more chance of escape from that point and partly with a more tokish part of his mind because if he was going to be in a last desperate stand he preferred on the whole to defend the Elven King Gandalf too I may say was there sitting on the ground as if in deep thought preparing I suppose some last blast of magic before the end that did not seem far off it will not be long now thought Bilbo before the Goblins win the gate and we're all slaughtered or driven down and captured really it's enough to make one weep after all one's gone through I would rather old smug had been left with all the wretched treasure than that these vile creatures should get it poor old bomber and Bar daring and fely and key and all the rest come to a bad end and Bard too and the lake men and the merry misery me I've heard songs of many battles and I've always understood that defeat may be glorious it seems very uncomfortable not to say distressing I wish I was well out of it the clouds were torn by the wind and a red sunset slashed the West seeing the sudden gleam in the Gloom Bilbo looked round he gave a great yes what is it cry he had seen a sight that made his heart leap dark shaped small yet Majestic against the distant glow the Eagles wow the Eagles he shouted the Eagles are coming Bilbo's eyes were seldom wrong yikes the Eagles were coming down the wind line after line in such a host as must have gathered from all thees of the north the Eagles the E Eagles Bilbo cried dancing and waving his arms if the elves could not see him him they could hear him soon they too took up the cry and it echoed across the valley many wondering eyes looked up though was yet nothing could be seen except from the southern shoulders of the mountain the Eagles cried Bilbo once more but at that moment a stone hurtling from above smote heavily on his Helm and he fell with a crash and knew no more