The One Ring

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Sauron and his Ring

When Sauron lost his ring he could no longer use all the power he had invested in it, right? I think it's possible that he assumed that that was as bad as it would get, so to speak. That when the Ring was destroyed, he would only lose as much power as was wrought into it, and thus wouldn't know the difference between simply being lost forever or destroyed. If this is the case, when he lost it, he most likely would've assumed that the Elves would do what would inflict most damage to him -- destroy it.

I know that's only really a half-point, but I'm having trouble getting my thoughts into text. Do you understand what I'm saying? I also haven't read the majority of HoME or UT, so correct me if anything I've said is in direct contradiction to written material.

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