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   Bill O'Meally  wrote in   
   news:2014092809544980788-omeallymdatgeemaildotcom@news.giganews.com   
   :   
      
   > On 2014-09-27 12:40:17 +0000, Lewis said:   
   >   
   >> Okay, so one time? In band camp? Bill O'Meally  was   
   >> all, like:   
   >>   
   >>> But when he was able to reincarnate he must have realized it   
   >>> was not destroyed.   
   >>   
   >> Why?   
   >   
   > Because the greater part of his native strength was put into the   
   > Ring. Who would know the consequences of its destruction more   
   > than Sauron himself? Elrond clearly knew it when he advised   
   > Isildur to cast it into the Fire. Had the Ring been destroyed   
   > after his downfall during the Last Alliance, he would have   
   > remained a shadow of malice, unable to recover. The mere fact   
   > that he was able to reincarnate attests to the fact that the   
   > Ring had not been destroyed.   
      
   Sauron probably assumed that the long delay before he was able to   
   reincarnate was due to the Ring being destroyed.   
      
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