Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
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Pickinguphisstaffhestoodbeforetherockandsaidinaclearvoice:Mellon!
Thestarshoneoutbrieflyandfadedagain.Thensilentlyagreatdoorwaywasoutlined,thoughnotacrackorjointhadbeenvisiblebefore.Slowlyitdividedinthemiddleandswungoutwardsinchbyinch,untilbothdoorslaybackagainstthewall.Throughtheopeningashadowystaircouldbeseenclimbingsteeplyup;butbeyondthelowerstepsthedarknesswasdeeperthanthenight.TheCompanystaredinwonder.
"Iwaswrongafterall,"saidGandalf,"andGimlitoo.Merry,ofallpeople,wasontherighttrack.Theopeningwordwasinscribedonthearchwayallthetime!Thetranslationshouldhavebeen:Say"Friend"andenter.IhadonlytospeaktheElvishwordforfriendandthedoorsopened.Quitesimple.Toosimpleforalearnedlore-masterinthesesuspiciousdays.Thosewerehappiertimes.Nowletusgo!"
Hestrodeforwardandsethisfootontheloweststep.Butatthatmomentseveralthingshappened.Frodofeltsomethingseizehimbytheankle,andhefellwithacry.Billtheponygaveawildneighoffear,andturnedtailanddashedawayalongthelakesideintothedarkness.Samleapedafterhim,andthenhearingFrodo’scryheranbackagain,weepingandcursing.Theothersswungroundandsawthewatersofthelakeseething,asifahostofsnakeswereswimmingupfromthesouthernend.
Outfromthewateralongsinuoustentaclehadcrawled;itwaspale-greenandluminousandwet.
