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Re: The Ring
Good post, enep. I would only add a couple of things.
First, I think that this quote:
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'Behind that there was something else at work, beyond any design of the Ring-maker. I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker.'
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...implies that the guiding hand of Ilúvatar (or, if you prefer, Fate or Destiny) led Bilbo to put his hand on the Ring in the dark -- not the design of the Ring itself.
Secondly, just to elaborate a bit on this interesting point:
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this independance was no doubt bound to the Will of Sauron, and for that reason he was able to summon it.
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...I'll offer another "Letters" quote (can you tell I recently got a copy of "Letters"?
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[Sauron] let a great part of his own inherent power (a frequent and very significant motive in myth and fairy-story) pass into the One Ring. While he wore it, his power on earth was actually enhanced. But even if he did not wear it, that power existed and was in 'rapport' with himself: he was not 'diminished'.
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It's creepy to think of the Ring as a little container of "Sauron-essence" from which he was able to draw power even though he didn't know where it was. No wonder the thing was so corruptive! Kind of like how they think using cell phones can give you brain cancer. The Cell Phone of Power, in silent rapport with the Dark Lord of Telecommunications, all the time eating away at your mind, twisting and corrupting the good and noble purposes of your telephone calls...