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Old 07-31-2003, 10:03 AM   #8
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I think originally they were just a superior race to the Elves in Tolkien's mind, but later on, as the legendarium evolved, they became a higher, purer race, and higher, purer races don't usually have kids. That was when their "children" were turned into their Maiar.
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