Destiny? Prophecy? Fate? I'm sure there was some of this behind Gollum living, but was it totally controlled by these elements? I don't believe so. It is said that the ring had a will of it's own, but I doubted it wanted to be destroyed. Perhaps it knew Gollum wouldn't destroy it and take it back to Sauron, though by all means, Gollum wouldn't do that. My guess is that the ring played some role in Gollum living, probably just so it could survive though. O dear, now I've just confused myself...
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