The End of Things: Mount DoomCorey deLisle

“Sam got up. He was d a z e d, and blood streaming from his head

dripped in his eyes” (Tolkien 240)

“Gollum on the edge of the abyss was fighting like a MAD thing with an unseenunseen foe.” (Tolkien 240)

“The fires below awoke in anger, the red light blazed, and all the

cavern was filled with a great glare and heat.” (Tolkien 240)

“…[Gollum’s] white fangs gleamedgleamed, and they snapped as they bit.” (Tolkien 240)

“Frodo gave a

cry, and there he was,

f a l l e n upon his knees at the chasm’s edge.” (Tolkien 240)

“But Gollum, dancing like a mad thing, held aloft the ring, a finger still thrust within its circle.” (Tolkien 240)

‘Precious, Precious, Precious!’ (Tolkien 240)

“…he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then

with a shriek he fell…” (Tolkien 240)

“Out of the depth came his last wail Precious, and he was gone…” (Tolkien

240)

The End