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Didn't Tolkien in one of his letters use the term "serial longevity" in order to avoid the sticky concept reincarnation?
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No, he was using the phrase to point out that the Elves weren't precisely "immortal."
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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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