Shell-bearing gastropod molluscs. Those of Erebor were particularly noted for their large size.
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Doubtless snails were to be found across Middle-earth, as they're often used as analogies or similes. They're only literally described, however, in a single place: in the shadowy alcove that held the secret Dwarf-door on the side of the Lonely Mountain.
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