The orc’s launching severed heads into Minas Tirith. Just the way Tolkien describes the heads falling into the city, and how people would come across someone they knew was disturbing on several levels.
Also, the madness of Denethor was creepy, and added to the sense of hopelessness that Tolkien was building in this part of the story. It worked!
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It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.
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