Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Journey in the Dark
Theeasternarchwillprobablyprovetobethewaythatwemusttake;butbeforewemakeupourmindsweoughttolookaboutus.Letusgotowardsthatlightinthenorthdoor.Ifwecouldfindawindowitwouldhelp,butIfearthatthelightcomesonlydowndeepshafts."
FollowinghisleadtheCompanypassedunderthenorthernarch.Theyfoundthemselvesinawidecorridor.Astheywentalongittheglimmergrewstronger,andtheysawthatitcamethroughadoorwayontheirright.Itwashighandflat-topped,andthestonedoorwasstilluponitshinges,standinghalfopen.Beyonditwasalargesquarechamber.Itwasdimlylit,buttotheireyes,aftersolongatimeinthedark,itseemeddazzlinglybright,andtheyblinkedastheyentered.
Theirfeetdisturbedadeepdustuponthefloor,andstumbledamongthingslyinginthedoorwaywhoseshapestheycouldnotatfirstmakeout.Thechamberwaslitbyawideshafthighinthefurthereasternwall;itslantedupwardsand,farabove,asmallsquarepatchofblueskycouldbeseen.Thelightoftheshaftfelldirectlyonatableinthemiddleoftheroom:asingleoblongblock,abouttwofeethigh,uponwhichwaslaidagreatslabofwhitestone.
"Itlookslikeatomb,"mutteredFrodo,andbentforwardswithacurioussenseofforeboding,tolookmorecloselyatit.Gandalfcamequicklytohisside.Ontheslabrunesweredeeplygraven:
"TheseareDaeron’sRunes,suchaswereusedofoldinMoria,"saidGandalf
