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Sauron and his Ring
Hmm. I guess I missed that post the first time through.
However, I think that although we as readers know that Sauron could draw upon the Ring's power even when he didn't have it, Gandalf couldn't be expected to know. Perhaps Saruman learned such in his studies, which might be why he suspected the Ring was still in existance.
Remember that nobody was sure what would happen when the Ring was destroyed -- as far as I recall -- just that that was the only appropriate thing to do with it. Again, possibly why Saruman suspected it wasn't destroyed...because he alone knew what would've happened to Sauron.
Then again, I'm the type to try to rationalize away discrepancies in Tolkien's work. I do the same with movies I really like. <img src=wink.gif ALT="
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