You're right - sorry about that, I didn't have the book in front of me and had forgotten that bit. Iluvatar did give them life, then.
And of course, like you pointed out, this is *Elvish* mythology. What do you suppose the Dwarvish version of the story would be? It would probably lean a lot less on the "Children of my adoption and children of my choice" angle, that's for sure.
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Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet
Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.
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