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When they finally reached the evil valley they walked along a path on its side and then they reached a hidden stair and Sméagol showed them the way up. It was a very long and high stair and it was very hard to walk but the hobbits never stopped. They went up high to the top of the mountains and on their side they ever had the warning of Minas Morgul. When they were only a little up the stair, suddenly the gates of the evil fortress opened and released a gigantic army and on its top they saw a black rider, tall and majestic - the highlord of the Nazgûl. Frodo began to shake because the ring became very heavy now and his old wound hurt. He stood still and dared not to move, not even to hide.
The lord of the Nazgûl passed the stair and suddenly looked up. But he took no notice of them, whether he had seen them or not, and led his army in battle against the western nations. Frodo, Sam and Sméagol then doubled their speed to avoid another encounter.
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