Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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[Little fires burn in the swamp. Sam sees faces under the water.]


Sam: "There are dead things! Dead faces in the water!"


Gollum: "All dead. All rotten. Elves and men and orcses. A great battle long ago."


[Gollum turns to face the hobbits.]

Gollum: "The Dead Marshes. Yes, yes! That is their name. This way. don't follow the lights."

[Sam's foot slips again into the water.]

Sam: "Ohh!"

Gollum: "Careful now! Or Hobbits go down to join the dead ones, and light little candles of their own."

[Frodo is in half-trance and follows the lights, drawn to one of the faces. He stares at it intently.]


[Suddenly its eyes open and Frodo falls into the water.]

Sam: "Frodo!"

[Under the surface, Frodo sees greenish, ghotsly faces, screaming and reaching for him.]


[Frodo is then pulled ashore by Gollum. Frodo looks at Gollum in disbelief.]

Frodo: "Gollum?"


Gollum: "Don't follow the lights!"


Sam: "Frodo! are you all right?"

[Frodo lies panting, looking at Gollum.]