I'm not gonna read the other replies coz it'd take too long [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] or influence my opinion...I believe that the apparent "inconsistencies" of running to the Misty Mountain are simply because of the differences between him and the One Ring...it could draw him out but certain physical and mental difficulties that he faced could only be overcome at the very extremes...as powerful as the Ring was, Gollum was simply a Hobbit twisted with hatred and the lure of ultimate power.
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