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{{quote|I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs.|[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]<ref>{{HM|FR}}, "[[Three is Company]]"</ref>}} | {{quote|I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs.|[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]<ref>{{HM|FR}}, "[[Three is Company]]"</ref>}} | ||
'''Snails''' were gastropods, noted for their low speed.<ref>{{HM|FR}}, "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"</ref> There were exceptionally large ones around [[Erebor]], one of which fell victim to a [[thrushes|thrush]], as observed by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and [[Balin]].<ref>{{HM|H}}, "[[On the Doorstep]]"</ref> Most of them did not survive the onset of [[Smaug]].<ref>{{HM|H}}, "[[The Gathering of the Clouds]]"</ref> | '''Snails''' were gastropods, noted for their low speed.<ref>{{HM|FR}}, "[[A Short Cut to Mushrooms]]"</ref> There were exceptionally large ones around [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], one of which fell victim to a [[thrushes|thrush]], as observed by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and [[Balin]].<ref>{{HM|H}}, "[[On the Doorstep]]"</ref> Most of them did not survive the onset of [[Smaug]].<ref>{{HM|H}}, "[[The Gathering of the Clouds]]"</ref> | ||
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