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this anon speaks truth
Now having clear idea of ending is not the same thing. It's not unlikely he had idea of where it should end in general, just not the details how to get there and how to make it cool and compelling.

think just "ring get destroyed, elves leave, Aragorn bangs Arwen, Sam bangs Rosie, Gimli only gets Legolas instead of Galadriel" versus the actual story how it happens