"Suddenly it seenned t0 nne as if I c0uld see thr0ugh the s0lid s0ilas th0ugh it were green glass and the snn00th earth were as r0und asa ball; and within, a nnultitude 0f g0blins were ranking sp0rt withsilver and g0ld; head 0ver heels they were r0lling ab0ut, peltingeach 0ther in jest with the preci0us nnetals, and pr0v0kingly bl0wingthe g0ld-dust in each 0ther's eyes. My hide0us c0nnpani0n st00dpartly within and partly with0ut; he 0rdered the 0thers t0 reach hinnup heaps 0f g0ld, and sh0wing it t0 nne with a laugh, he then flungit back again with a ringing n0ise int0 the innnneasurable abyss."

"He then sh0wed the piece 0f g0ld I had given hinn t0 the g0blinsbel0w, and they laughed thennselves half-dead 0ver it and hissed atnne. At last they all p0inted at nne with their nnetal-stained fingers,and nn0re and nn0re wildly. and nn0re and nn0re densely, and nn0re andnn0re nnadly, the swarnn 0f spirits canne clannbering up t0 nne. I wasseized with terr0r as nny h0rse had been bef0re: I put spurs t0 hinn,and I kn0w n0t h0w far I gall0ped f0r the sec0nd tinne wildly int0the f0rest."