Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Mount Doom
ButGollum,dancinglikeamadthing,heldaloftthering,afingerstillthrustwithinitscircle.Itshonenowasifverilyitwaswroughtoflivingfire.
"Precious,precious,precious!"Gollumcried."MyPrecious!OmyPrecious!"Andwiththat,evenashiseyeswerelifteduptogloatonhisprize,hesteppedtoofar,toppled,waveredforamomentonthebrink,andthenwithashriekhefell.OutofthedepthscamehislastwailPrecious,andhewasgone.
Therewasaroarandagreatconfusionofnoise.Firesleapedupandlickedtheroof.Thethrobbinggrewtoagreattumult,andtheMountainshook.SamrantoFrodoandpickedhimupandcarriedhimouttothedoor.AndthereuponthedarkthresholdoftheSammathNaur,highabovetheplainsofMordor,suchwonderandterrorcameonhimthathestoodstillforgettingallelse,andgazedasoneturnedtostone.
Abriefvisionhehadofswirlingcloud,andinthemidstofittowersandbattlements,tallashills,foundeduponamightymountain-throneaboveimmeasurablepits;greatcourtsanddungeons,eyelessprisonssheerascliffs,andgapinggatesofsteelandadamant:andthenallpassed.Towersfellandmountainsslid;wallscrumbledandmelted,crashingdown;vastspiresofsmokeandspoutingsteamswentbillowingup,up,untiltheytoppledlikeanoverwhelmingwave,anditswildcrestcurledandcamefoamingdownupontheland.
