A pale sandy path curves around dark rocks and disappears into soft gray mist.

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Samwise Gamgee

Don’t go where I can’t follow.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · 2003

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker pleads with someone not to pass beyond their reach. The words express a need to remain together and a fear of separation, making the possibility of being unable to follow feel both helpless and painfully final.

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