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Barrels Out of Bond from "The Hobbit". Bilbo drugs the guards and hides the dwarves in empty barrels. The barrels are cast into the Forest River, carrying them out of the Elvenking's Halls.

one night, after weeks of imprisonment

Barrels Out of Bond

Bilbo drugs the guards and hides the dwarves in empty barrels. The barrels are cast into the Forest River, carrying them out of the Elvenking's Halls. Bilbo clings to a barrel, cold and wet. This clever escape frees the company and brings them closer to the Mountain.