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Should we assume that they(unchaste elves) were present in the world but not mentioned in the books because of the chaste nature of Tolkien's writings, or did they really not exist in Arda? (parentheses mine)
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Arda itself does not exist outside of Tolkien's writings so this question is moot. Actually your very first sentence, Diamond, is the key:
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Actually I don't think Tolkien thought that far into the matter for it to be an issue in his writing.
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And that's that.
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