Then don't try to fit them in. Elves or Dwarves or Hobbits should only appear if they're necessary to what you're trying to say. Otherwise, they're just fripperies, unnecessary elements tossed in because High Fantasy is 'supposed' to have them- and that's just imitation.
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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