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   From: briancanada71@yahoo.com   
      
   On 9/19/2014 2:23 PM, Bill O'Meally wrote:   
   > On 2014-09-19 19:11:09 +0000, Sandman said:   
   >   
   >> In article   
   >> <2014091913350176768-omeallymdatgeemaildotcom@news.giganews.com>, Bill   
   >> O'Meally  wrote:   
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   > Which begs the question, why did Elves traveling into the West need a   
   > Stone that could only look West?   
      
      
   To keep it out of harm's way?  If it was only useful for "looking west"   
   then it would not be of any use in maintaining a realm, and could   
   potentially lead to the same type of downfall that beset Numenor if the   
   wrong people looked at it and beheld something forbidden.   
      
   Brian   
      
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