Властелин колец: Две башни

           Gollumhadgoneinfirstandseemedtobeonlyafewstepsahead.Whiletheywerestillabletogiveheedtosuchthings,theycouldhearhisbreathhissingandgaspingjustinfrontofthem.Butafteratimetheirsensesbecameduller,bothtouchandhearingseemedtogrownumb,andtheykepton,groping,walking,onandon,mainlybytheforceofthewillwithwhichtheyhadentered,willtogothroughanddesiretocomeatlasttothehighgatebeyond.

           Beforetheyhadgoneveryfar,perhaps,buttimeanddistancesoonpassedoutofhisreckoning,Samontheright,feelingthewall,wasawarethattherewasanopeningattheside:foramomenthecaughtafaintbreathofsomeairlessheavy,andthentheypasseditby.

           ’There’smorethanonepassagehere,’hewhisperedwithaneffort:itseemedhardtomakehisbreathgiveanysound.`It’sasorc-likeaplaceasevertherecouldbe!’

           Afterthat,firstheontheright,andthenFrodoontheleft,passedthreeorfoursuchopenings,somewider,somesmaller;buttherewasasyetnodoubtofthemainway,foritwasstraight,anddidnotturn,andstillwentsteadilyup.Buthowlongwasit,howmuchmoreofthiswouldtheyhavetoendure,orcouldtheyendure?Thebreathlessnessoftheairwasgrowingastheyclimbed;andnowtheyseemedoftenintheblinddarktosensesomeresistancethickerthanthefoulair.Astheythrustforwardtheyfeltthingsbrushagainsttheirheads,oragainsttheirhands,longtentacles,orhanginggrowthsperhaps:theycouldnottellwhattheywere.Andstillthestenchgrew.