system
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human
[Lord of the Rings] So let's assume Sauron isn't active and the ringwraiths are dead or something to that effect. What are the long term consequences of wearing the ring?
gpt
Smeagol was the only person that had extended contact with the ring after the fall of Sauron. That contact turned a kindly hobbit into well...Gollum. An emaciated, broken creature that was distrustful, deceitful, incredibly long lived, and absolutely obsessed with the ring.