Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
Frododidnotspeak,andsoSamstruggledonasbesthecould,havingnoguidancebutthewilltoclimbashighasmightbebeforehisstrengthgaveoutandhiswillbroke.Onhetoiled,upandup,turningthiswayandthattolessentheslope,oftenstumblingforward,andatthelastcrawlinglikeasnailwithaheavyburdenonitsback.Whenhiswillcoulddrivehimnofurther,andhislimbsgaveway,hestoppedandlaidhismastergentlydown.
Frodoopenedhiseyesanddrewabreath.Itwaseasiertobreatheuphereabovethereeksthatcoiledanddrifteddownbelow."Thankyou,Sam,"hesaidinacrackedwhisper."Howfaristheretogo?"
"Idon’tknow,"saidSam,"becauseIdon’tknowwherewe’regoing."
Helookedback,andthenhelookedup;andhewasamazedtoseehowfarhislastefforthadbroughthim.TheMountainstandingominousandalonehadlookedtallerthanitwas.SamsawnowthatitwaslessloftythanthehighpassesoftheEphelDuathwhichheandFrodohadscaled.Theconfusedandtumbledshouldersofitsgreatbaseroseformaybethreethousandfeetabovetheplain,andabovethemwasrearedhalfashighagainitstallcentralcone,likeavastoastorchimneycappedwithajaggedcrater.ButalreadySamwasmorethanhalfwayupthebase,andtheplainofGorgorothwasdimbelowhim,wrappedinfumeandshadow.Ashelookeduphewouldhavegivenashout.ifhisparchedthroathadallowedhim;foramidtheruggedhumpsandshouldersabovehimhesawplainlyapathorroad.
