16. Sam's Warning
[Gollum continues leading the hobbits.]
Gollum: "Up, up, up the stairs we go. And then it's into the tunnel."
Sam: "Hey, what's in this tunnel?"
[Sam grabs Gollum.]
Sam: "You listen to me and you listen good and proper."
Sam: "Anything happens to him, you have me to answer to."
Sam: "One stiff something's not right, one hair stands up on the back of my head, it's over. No more slinker. No more stinker. You're gone. Got it?"
[Gollum grins at him.]
Sam: "I'm watching you."
[Sam continues climbing while Gollum looks pensive.]
Frodo: "What was that about?"
Sam: "Nothing, just clearing something up."
[The hobbits continue climbing. Gollum grins up at Sam and follows.]
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