Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Butdesperateasthatroadmightbe,histaskwasnowfarworse:nottoavoidthegateandescape,buttoenterit,alone.
HisthoughtturnedtotheRing,buttherewasnocomfortthere,onlydreadanddanger.NosoonerhadhecomeinsightofMountDoom,burningfaraway,thanhewasawareofachangeinhisburden.Asitdrewnearthegreatfurnaceswhere,inthedeepsoftime,ithadbeenshapedandforged,theRing’spowergrew,anditbecamemorefell,untameablesavebysomemightywill.AsSamstoodthere,eventhoughtheRingwasnotonhimbuthangingbyitschainabouthisneck,hefelthimselfenlarged,asifhewererobedinahugedistortedshadowofhimself,avastandominousthreathalteduponthewallsofMordor.Hefeltthathehadfromnowononlytwochoices:toforbeartheRing,thoughitwouldtormenthim;ortoclaimit,andchallengethePowerthatsatinitsdarkholdbeyondthevalleyofshadows.AlreadytheRingtemptedhim,gnawingathiswillandreason.Wildfantasiesaroseinhismind;andhesawSamwisetheStrong,HerooftheAge,stridingwithaflamingswordacrossthedarkenedland,andarmiesflockingtohiscallashemarchedtotheoverthrowofBarad-dur.Andthenallthecloudsrolledaway,andthewhitesunshone,andathiscommandthevaleofGorgorothbecameagardenofflowersandtreesandbroughtforthfruit.HehadonlytoputontheRingandclaimitforhisown,andallthiscouldbe.
