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Balin : [sees a chamber full of dead dwarves, with their only means of escape blocked] The last of our kin. They must have come here hoping beyond hope. We could make for the mines. Might last a few days.
Thorin Oakenshield : No. I will not die like this, cowering, clawing for breath. We make for the forges.
Dwalin : He'll see us! Sure as death.
Thorin Oakenshield : Not if we split up.
Balin : Thorin, we'll never make it.
Thorin Oakenshield : Some of us might. Lead him to the forges. We kill the dragon. If this is to end in fire, then we will all burn together!
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[from trailer]
Balin : It never ceases to amaze me, the courage of Hobbits...
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[observes a carving of the Arkenstone]
Bilbo Baggins : What's that?
Balin : That is the Arkenstone.
Bilbo Baggins : And what is it?
Thorin Oakenshield : That, Master Burglar, is why you are here.
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Thorin Oakenshield : You're afraid.
Balin : Yes! Yes, I'm afraid! I fear for YOU, Thorin. A sickness lies on that treasure, a sickness that drove your grandfather mad!
Thorin Oakenshield : I am not my grandfather.
Balin : You are not yourself! The Thorin I know would not hesitate...
Thorin Oakenshield : I will not risk this quest for the life of one burglar.
Balin : Bilbo. His name is Bilbo!
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[as Bilbo enters Erebor]
Balin : Bilbo, if there is indeed a live dragon down there, don't waken it.
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Thorin Oakenshield : [after putting in the key and opening the door] Erebor.
Balin : [In tears] Thorin.
Thorin Oakenshield : I know these walls. These halls. This stone. Do you remember it Balin? Chambers filled with golden light.
Balin : I remember.
Gloin : [Reading the Dwarvish writing in the stone] Herein lies the 7th kingdom of Durin's folk. May the heart of the mountain unite all dwarves in defense of this home.
Balin : The throne of the king.
Bilbo Baggins : [Observing the carving] And what's that, above it?
Balin : The arkenstone.
Bilbo Baggins : And what's that?
Thorin Oakenshield : That, Master Burglar, is why you are here.
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Bilbo Baggins : You do know we're one short; where's Bofur?
Thorin Oakenshield : If he's not here, we leave him behind.
Balin : We have to, if we're to find the door before nightfall. We can risk no more delays.
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Ori : [sees a glowing red light from inside the hidden door] What about Bilbo?
Thorin Oakenshield : Give him more time.
Balin : Time to do what? To be killed?
Thorin Oakenshield : [faces Balin; realises] You're afraid.
Balin : *Yes,* I am afraid!
[approaches Thorin and points]
Balin : I fear for you! A sickness lies upon that treasure hoard!
[Thorin is slack-jawed]
Balin : A sickness which drove your grandfather mad!
Thorin Oakenshield : [turns away] I am not my grandfather.
Balin : You're not yourself! The Thorin *I* know would not hesitate to go in there--!
Thorin Oakenshield : I will *not* risk this quest for the life of one... burglar.
Balin : [appalled] Bilbo. His *name* is Bilbo.
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[Thorin's Company has reached Erebor; they gaze out at a distant dilapidated city]
Bilbo Baggins : What is this place?
Balin : It was once the City of Dale. Now it is a ruin. The Desolation of Smaug.
Thorin Oakenshield : [looks to the sky] The sun will soon reach midday. We must find the hidden door into the Mountain before it sets. This way!
[walks away]
Bilbo Baggins : Wait!
[Thorin stops to look at him]
Bilbo Baggins : Is this... the overlook? Gandalf said to meet him here. On no account were we to...
Thorin Oakenshield : Do you see him? We have no time to wait upon the wizard. We're on our own. Come!
[Thorin leads the Company away; Bilbo looks back at Dale in worry, then follows]
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[Thorin is locked in Thranduil's dungeon; Balin speaks from a neighbouring cell]
Balin : Did he offer you a deal?
Thorin Oakenshield : He did. I told him he could go îsh kakhfê ai-'d dûr-rugnu! Him and all his kin!
Balin : [nods] Well, that's that, then. A deal was our only hope.
Thorin Oakenshield : [looks out heavenward; whispering] Not our only hope.