Anglin a écrit :C'est un peu comme ça que je suis tombé dedans, attention

Citation :First Page

Following is a translation of what is readable on this page, as transcribed by Christopher Tolkien:

* “We drove out the orcs from the Great Gate and guardroom and took the First Hall. We slew many in the bright sun in the dale. Flói was killed by an arrow. He slew the great chieftain…Floi under grass near Mirrormere…came…ken we repaired…We have taken the Twenty-first Hall of North End to dwell in. There is good air…that can easily be watched…the shaft is clear…Balin has set up his seat in the Chamber of Mazarbul…gathered…gold …wonderful lay Durin’s Axe…silver helm. Balin has taken them for his own. Balin is now lord of Moria:…today we found truesilver…well-forged helm…n…coat made all of purest mithril…Óin to seek for the upper armories of the Third Deep…go westwards to seek way to Hollin gate.”

Gandalf was able to make out a little less of the page in the dim light of the Chamber of Mazarbul than what is presented above, but he noted that "the top page is marked one-three, so at least two [pages] are missing from the beginning". Following is what Gandalf read:

* “We drove out orcs from the Great Gate and guardroom. We slew many in the bright sun in the dale. Flói was killed by an arrow. He slew the great….Flói under grass near Mirrormere…We have taken the Twenty-first Hall of North End to dwell in. There is…shaft…Balin has set up his seat in the Chamber of Mazarbul…gold…Durin’s Axe…helm…Balin is now lord of Moria. [Gandalf assumes this is the end of a chapter]…we found truesilver…well-forged…mithril….Óin to seek for the upper armories of the Third Deep…go westwards…to Hollin gate.”

Third Page

Christopher Tolkien's transcription of the page follows:

* “We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge and Second Hall. Frár and Lóni and Náli fell there bravely while the rest retr…Mazarbul. We still hold…(là je pense qu'il s'agit de Ring, mais rien n'est sûr ??) g...but hope (u=faux ! rune pour is !) is now gone. Óin’s party went five days ago but today only four returned. The pool is up to the wall at West-gate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin--we cannot get out. The end comes soon. We hear drums, drums in the deep. (elvish script =They are coming.)”

Gandalf makes out this much:

* “We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge and Second Hall. Frár and Lóni and Náli fell there…went five days…the pool is up to the wall at West-gate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin. We cannot get out. The end comes...drums, drums in the deep. They are coming.”