Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
Youcouldhavelaindownandgonetosleeptogetherdaysago,ifyouhadn’tbeensodogged.Butyou’lldiejustthesame,orworse.Youmightjustaswellliedownnowandgiveitup.You’llnevergettothetopanyway."
"I’llgetthere,ifIleaveeverythingbutmybonesbehind,"saidSam."AndI’llcarryMr.Frodoupmyself,ifitbreaksmybackandheart.Sostoparguing!"
AtthatmomentSamfeltatremorinthegroundbeneathhim,andheheardorsensedadeepremoterumbleasofthunderimprisonedundertheearth.Therewasabriefredflamethatflickeredunderthecloudsanddiedaway.TheMountaintoosleptuneasily.
ThelaststageoftheirjourneytoOrodruincame,anditwasatormentgreaterthanSamhadeverthoughtthathecouldbear.Hewasinpain,andsoparchedthathecouldnolongerswallowevenamouthfuloffood.Itremaineddark,notonlybecauseofthesmokesoftheMountain:thereseemedtobeastormcomingup,andawaytothesouth-easttherewasashimmeroflightningsundertheblackskies.Worstofall,theairwasfulloffumes;breathingwaspainfulanddifficult,andadizzinesscameonthem,sothattheystaggeredandoftenfell.Andyettheirwillsdidnotyield,andtheystruggledon.
TheMountaincreptupevernearer,until,iftheyliftedtheirheavyheads,itfilledalltheirsight,loomingvastbeforethem:ahugemassofashandslagandburnedstone,outofwhichasheer-sidedconewasraisedintotheclouds.
