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Re: Gollum's Exit From Moria
But unless he preceded the Company to the east gate, his only exit would have been an air-shaft or a second east door * unless * he waited until the orcs had rebridged the chasm. But in that case, he would have to have done an amazing job of running and tracking to find the Company in the forest *before* the orcs arrived.
It seems more likely that once Gollum realized the orcs had lost the Company, that they were probably headed for the east gate. He would then have run ahead hoping to cut them off. But the Nine ran into trouble before they could reach the gate, and as they passed him by, now only eight, he shrank from their wrath in terror (of them and the sunlight). Night time is much better for sneaking.
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