as regards the singing
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Some of these thoughts he(Melkor) now wove into his music,and straightway discord rose about him,and many that sang nigh him became despondent,and their thought was disturbed and their music faltered;but some began to attune their music to his rather than to the thought which they had at first.Then the discord of Melkor spread ever wider,and the melodies which had been heard before foundered in a sea of turbulent sound
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So it seems that some of the Ainur were drawn to Melkor even before Arda took shape and that the things Sauron does are manifestations of the songs he sang while in harmony with the songs of Melkor. Remember, there was no conception of the song being any more than a SONG. Not until after the song had been ended by Eru were the Ainur shown what it was that they had sung about
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Then Iluvatar spoke, and he said: 'Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor; but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Iluvatar, those things that ye have sung, I will show them forth, that ye may see what ye have done.
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there is no telling who aligned with Melkor as he sang. Surely Sauron and the Balrogs sang with him; but how do we say with surety that Aule did not harmonize with Melkor. Would not a volcano be a representation of Aule's mountains changed by Melkor's violence. And yet are not Volcanoes a part of the overall scheme?
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...in every age there come forth things that are new and have no foretelling, for they do not proceed from the past. And so it was that as this vision of the world was played before them, the Ainur saw that it contained things WHICH THEY HAD NOT THOUGHT.
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It seems evident that things may come about, not directly conceived by the Ainur, but as a result of collaboration with Melkor, or as a result of the thoughts of Iluvatar, Himself. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] So, any deeds accomplished by Sauron could not be incoherent with the song, or incompatible with Iluvatar's plan, even though they seem at odds. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
(Sauron and the Balrogs...is that a doowop group, or a goth-rock Band/)