In the beginning of the story, a great wizard named Gandalf knocks on Bilbo’s door with a band of homeless dwarves. In the text it states, “It is a plan of the mountain ( … ) I know where Mirkwood is and the withered heath where the great dragons bred.” These lines explain the plan of the quest they will trek upon. In the midst of it all, they persuaded Bilbo -- a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort -- to join them. This is just the beginning of the long journey.
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