The Fellowship of the Ring Book One, Chapter IV A Short Cut to Mushrooms Scene 1 - Frodo and Sam meet Merry and Pippin, Encounter with a Black Rider

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Scene 1:  Frodo and Sam meet Merry and Pippin, Encounter with a Black Rider                (Script - use right mouse button to open in a separate window)
	<- Merry runs into Sam       Pippin runs into Frodo -> Frodo!     Look, Merry, it's Frodo Baggins
Merry Brandybuck		Sam holding the evidence
Farmer Maggot is NOT amused...		...Come back here you young rascals!
	My point is, he's clearly over-reacting <- The hobbits fall over the cliff Ooh, that was close I think I've broken something That was just a detour, a shortcut... A shortcut to what? Mushrooms!
The actual location of   the 'East Road' shoot...
		In the Woods   of the Shire
A peaceful lane...		...in the Shire
Frodo senses something...	I think we should get off the road	Get off the road!  Quick!
The hobbits scramble to...		hide under some tree roots
	The Four Hobbits hiding from the Black Rider (Frodo, Pippin, Sam, Merry)
	The Black Rider approaches... and gets down from his horse, 'snuffling' for hobbits Frodo looks up through a tree root and sees the Black Rider's hand
A centipede crawls out beside the Black Rider's hand...	Frodo feels compelled to put on the ring...	...worms are drawn towards the Nazgûl's evil
	<- Merry - dirty after their tumbles?	Frodo contemplates the Ring (Pippin, Merry & Sam watch)
Power Can Be Held In the Smallest of Things	Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie, One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.	One Ring To Rule Them All
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