Властелин колец: Возвращение короля

           ItclimbedlikearisinggirdlefromthewestandwoundsnakelikeabouttheMountain,untilbeforeitwentroundoutofviewitreachedthefootoftheconeuponitseasternside.

           Samcouldnotseethecourseimmediatelyabovehim,whereitwaslowest,forasteepslopewentupfromwherehestood;butheguessedthatifhecouldonlystruggleonjustalittlewayfurtherup,theywouldstrikethispath.Agleamofhopereturnedtohim.TheymightconquertheMountainyet."Why,itmighthavebeenputtherea-purpose!"hesaidtohimself."Ifitwasn’tthere,I’dhavetosayIwasbeatenintheend."

           ThepathwasnotputthereforthepurposesofSam.Hedidnotknowit,buthewaslookingatSauron’sRoadfromBarad-durtotheSammathNaur,theChambersofFire.OutfromtheDarkTower’shugewesterngateitcameoveradeepabyssbyavastbridgeofiron,andthenpassingintotheplainitranforaleaguebetweentwosmokingchasms,andsoreachedalongslopingcausewaythatledupontotheMountain’seasternside.Thence,turningandencirclingallitswidegirthfromsouthtonorth,itclimbedatlast,highintheuppercone,butstillfarfromthereekingsummit,toadarkentrancethatgazedbackeaststraighttotheWindowoftheEyeinSauron’sshadow-mantledfortress.OftenblockedordestroyedbythetumultsoftheMountain’sfurnaces,alwaysthatroadwasrepairedandcleanedagainbythelaboursofcountlessorcs.

           Samdrewadeepbreath.