Sign up for the next chapter of Read Lotr Aloud: TT, Book IV, Chapter VI: The Forbidden Pool

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This is the sign-up post for the next chapter of our reading: The Two Towers, Book IV chapter 6: The Forbidden Pool.

This time, we have 10 slots available and are looking forward to you all joining us in the reading!

I'll post the assignments as soon as possible after you signed up.
The readings are due from the 24th onward, and the whole chapter will go up on November 1st. I hope this is not too tight a schedule, please let me know if you like to join but would need more time.

1. vaysh
2. ink_gypsy
3. tanis2014
4. ysilme
5. lavendertook
6. ellie_nor
7. vaysh
8. ink_gypsy
9. arcadiaego
10. dreamflower02

Comments

[arcadiaego.livejournal.com]

I somehow missed this, is there still room?

[ysilme]

Yes, great to have you! :o) Here is your reading:

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'This I will not have secret,' said Faramir. `Answer me, or I will reverse my judgement! ' Still Gollum did not answer.
`I will answer for him,' said Frodo. `He brought me to the Black Gate, as I asked; but it was impassable.'
`There is no open gate into the Nameless Land,' said Faramir.
`Seeing this, we turned aside and came by the Southward road ' Frodo continued; 'for he said that there is, or there may be, a path near to Minas Ithil.'
`Minas Morgul,' said Faramir.
`I do not know clearly,' said Frodo; `but the path climbs, I think, up into the mountains on the northern side of that vale where the old city stands. It goes up to a high cleft and so down to – that which is beyond.'
`Do you know the name of that high pass? ' said Faramir.
'No,' said Frodo.
'It is called Cirith Ungol.' Gollum hissed sharply and began muttering to himself. `Is not that its name? ' said Faramir turning to him.
`No! ' said Gollum, and then he squealed, as if something had stabbed him. 'Yes, yes, we heard the name once. But what does the name matter to us? Master says he must get in. So we must try some way. There is no other way to try, no.'
'No other way? ' said Faramir. `How do you know that? And who has explored all the confines of that dark realm? ' He looked long and thoughtfully at Gollum. Presently he spoke again. `Take this creature away, Anborn. Treat him gently, but watch him. And do not you, Sméagol, try to dive into the falls. The rocks have such teeth there as would slay you before your time. Leave us now and take your fish! '
Anborn went out and Gollum went cringing before him. The curtain was drawn across the recess.

`Frodo, I think you do very unwisely in this,' said Faramir. `I do not think you should go with this creature. It is wicked.'
'No, not altogether wicked,' said Frodo.
'Not wholly, perhaps,' said Faramir; 'but malice eats it like a canker, and the evil is growing. He will lead you to no good. If you will part with him, I will give him safe-conduct and guidance to any point on the borders of Gondor that he may name.'
`He would not take it,' said Frodo. 'He would follow after me as he long has done. And I have promised many times to take him under my protection and to go where he led. You would not ask me to break faith with him?'
'No,' said Faramir. `But my heart would. For it seems less evil to counsel another man to break troth than to do so oneself, especially if one sees a friend bound unwitting to his own harm. But no – if he will go with you, you must now endure him. But I do not think you are holden to go to Cirith Ungol, of which he has told you less than he knows. That much I perceived clearly in his mind. Do not go to Cirith Ungol!'
`Where then shall I go? ' said Frodo. `Back to the Black Gate and deliver myself up to the guard? What do you know against this place that makes its name so dreadful? '

[arcadiaego.livejournal.com]

So sorry, I am late with this, I can record it tomorrow if you don't mind it being a day late?

[ysilme]

No problem!

[arcadiaego.livejournal.com]

Here you go, sorry again! http://arcadiaego.livejournal.com/658333.html