| But close under the cliff
there stood, still strong and living, two tall trees, larger than any trees that Frodo had
ever seen or imagined. Their great roots spread from the walls to the water. Under the looming cliffs they had looked like mere bushes, when seen far
off from the top of the Stair, but now they towered overhead, stiff, dark and silent,
throwing deep night-shadows about their feet standing like sentinel pillars at the end of
the road.
"The Fellowship of the Ring" |