Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
Thenhiswrathblazedinconsumingflame,buthisfearroselikeavastblacksmoketochokehim.Forheknewhisdeadlyperilandthethreaduponwhichhisdoomnowhung.
Fromallhispoliciesandwebsoffearandtreachery,fromallhisstratagemsandwarshismindshookfree;andthroughouthisrealmatremorran,hisslavesquailed,andhisarmieshalted,andhiscaptainssuddenlysteerless,bereftofwill,waveredanddespaired.Fortheywereforgotten.ThewholemindandpurposeofthePowerthatwieldedthemwasnowbentwithoverwhelmingforceupontheMountain.Athissummons,wheelingwitharendingcry,inalastdesperateracethereflew,fasterthanthewinds,theNazgûltheRingwraiths,andwithastormofwingstheyhurtledsouthwardstoMountDoom.
Samgotup.Hewasdazed,andbloodstreamingfromhisheaddrippedinhiseyes.Hegropedforward,andthenhesawastrangeandterriblething.Gollumontheedgeoftheabysswasfightinglikeamadthingwithanunseenfoe.Toandfroheswayed,nowsonearthebrinkthatalmosthetumbledin,nowdraggingback,fallingtotheground,rising,andfallingagain.Andallthewhilehehissedbutspokenowords.
Thefiresbelowawokeinanger,theredlightblazed,andallthecavernwasfilledwithagreatglareandheat.SuddenlySamsawGollum’slonghandsdrawupwardstohismouth;hiswhitefangsgleamed,andthensnappedastheybit.Frodogaveacry,andtherehewas,fallenuponhiskneesatthechasm’sedge.
