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			Okay, I agree that Istari in the form of hobbits would be weird, and maybe they would have had a lot less influence on the kings of men than Gandalf and Saruman as we know them have had.  As for the general knowledge about hobbits outside the Shire, I suppose they would have been quite famous had the Istari been hobbits.  Quite wealthy, too.  Who better to advertise for Old Toby than a wizard who grows it himself?!  [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
 [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Heh, actually this turned out to be more fun than contemplation.  Perhaps just as well.  Made me laugh a lot...  [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
 
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