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Findegil:
It seems that you are right, unless the text, being written after the war, just speaks of the Nine and the Seven in that way, even though they were not grouped at that time yet. Then Sauron must have instructed the Mírdain to split them up like this, and probably make seven Rings with certain characteristics and nine with certain characteristics different to those of the seven, even though all 16 were going to be used by Elves (or so the Mírdain thought). Or, the Mírdain thought that nine Rings were going to be used in a certain way and/or a certain type of Elves, and seven in another way and/or by another type of Elves and made the Rings according to this.
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