(panicked) Nothing important...that is, I heard a good deal about a ring...and a Dark Lord.
And something about the end of the world, but...Please, Mr. Gandalf, sir, don't hurt me! Don't turn me into anything unnatural!
GANDALF:
No?
GANDALF:
Perhaps not. I've thought of a better use for you.
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EXT. HOBBITON FIELDS -- PRE DAWN
Wide on:
HOBBITON...shrouded in a white veil of MIST. WIDER: To reveal Gandalf, Frodo and Sam hurrying across a ploughed field, away from Hobbiton! Gandalf leads his Horse...Frodo and Sam are carrying knapsacks.
(CONTINUED) 33.
CONTINUED:
GANDALF (V.O.) Come along, Samwise...keep up...
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EXT. HOBBITON WOODS -- DAY Gandalf leads Frodo and Sam under the cover of Woods.
GANDALF (V.O.) Be careful, both of you. The Enemy has many spies in his service, many ways of hearing...birds, beasts... Gandalf takes Frodo to one side... GANDALF (CONT'D) (low voice) Is it safe?
FRODO NODS...he pats his pocket.
GANDALF (CONT'D) Never put it on, for then the agents of the Dark Lord will be drawn to its power...Always remember, Frodo, the ring is trying to get back to its master...it wants to be found. Gandalf wheels his horse and gallops away.
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EXT. GREEN HILL COUNTRY -- DAY
MONTAGE:
FRODO AND SAM hiking over the gentle Shire Countryside...wading through a shallow stream...heating a kettle over a small fire...clambering over stone walls.
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EXT. GREEN HILL COUNTRY -- AFTERNOON Sam stops short...taking stock of his surroundings. Sam looks back from where they came.
SAM:
This is it.
FRODO:
This is what?
(CONTINUED) 34.
SAM:
If I take one more step it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been.
FRODO gives Sam a pat on the shoulder.
FRODO:
Come on, Sam.
Sam takes a deep breath and steps forward. CLOSE ON: SAM'S brown, furry foot hits the ground.