The Lord of the Rings Pipe of Saruman ReplicaIn the high tower of Orthanc, Saruman the White stood gazing into the far reaches of Middle earth. The smoke from his pipe coiled like mist around his long fingers as he contemplated the shifting tides of power. His thoughts were as deep and dark as the caverns beneath the mountains, and yet the pipe, for a time, brought a measure of stillness. It was not the leaf of the Shire he sought, but the contemplation it afforded, for knowledge was his true