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Part of Gandalf's mandate from the Valar was to use as little overt power as possible. His mission was one of facilitator while opposing Sauron.
If you look closely at his more blatant displays of power, they generally came only in the face of great evil, like the Balrog.
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Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.
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