Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
Theeighthnightoftheirjourneycame.Itwassilentandwindless;thegreyeastwindhadpassedaway.ThethincrescentoftheMoonhadfallenearlyintothepalesunset,buttheskywasclearabove,andthoughfarawayintheSouththereweregreatrangesofcloudthatstillshonefaintly,intheWeststarsglintedbright.
"Come!"saidAragorn."Wewillventureonemorejourneybynight.WearecomingtoreachesoftheRiverthatIdonotknowwell:forIhaveneverjourneyedbywaterinthesepartsbefore,notbetweenhereandtherapidsofSarnGebir.ButifIamrightinmyreckoning,thosearestillmanymilesahead.Stilltherearedangerousplacesevenbeforewecomethere:rocksandstonyeyotsinthestream.Wemustkeepasharpwatchandnottrytopaddleswiftly."
ToSamintheleadingboatwasgiventhetaskofwatchman.Helayforwardpeeringintothegloom.Thenightgrewdark,butthestarsabovewerestrangelybright,andtherewasaglimmerOnthefaceoftheRiver.Itwascloseonmidnight,andtheyhadbeendriftingforsomewhile.hardlyusingthepaddles,whensuddenlySamcriedout.Onlyafewyardsaheaddarkshapesloomedupinthestreamandheheardtheswirlofracingwater.Therewasaswiftcurrentwhichswungleft,towardstheeasternshorewherethechannelwasclear.Astheyweresweptasidethetravellerscouldsee,nowveryclose,thepalefoamoftheRiverlashingagainstsharprocksthatwerethrustoutfarintothestreamlikearidgeofteeth.
