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then can we assume that Hobbits did hold this belief about stones as 'place-markers' for the souls of the departed?
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Well, I don't know about place-markers for the souls...bodies maybe... 
I think that is a reasonable assumption. At least it was an idea in Tolkien's mind at some point.
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