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== The Diagram ==
 
== The Diagram ==
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In Part Five of ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' the epigraphs are all excerpts from the [[Diagram]], a guide to engineering the survival of humanity through the [[Last Desolation]] created by [[Taravangian]] on a day of super-human intelligence.
PLACEHODLER
 
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In Part Four of ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' the epigraphs form a letter, presumably replying to '''[[The Letter]]''' from ''[[Way of Kings]]''.
 
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{| class=infobox
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! class=title | Chapter
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! class=title | Text
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! class=title | Original location
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! class=title | Section
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! class=title | Additional Comments
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!76{{anchor|Chapter 76}}
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|"They will come you cannot stop their oaths look for those who survive when they should not that pattern will be your clue."
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|Coda of the Northwest Bottom Corner
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|Paragraph 3
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|
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|-
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!77{{anchor|Chapter 77}}
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|"One danger in deploying such a potent weapon will be the potential encouragement of those exploring the Nahel bond. Care must be taken to avoid placing these subjects in situations of powerful stress unless you accept the consequences of their potential Investiture."
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|Foorboard 27
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|Paragraph 6
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|-
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!78{{anchor|Chapter 78}}
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|"Ah​but​they​were​left​behind​It​is​obvious​from​then​ature​of​the​bond​But​where​where​where​where​Setoff​Obvious​Realization​like​a​pricity​They​are​with​the​Shin​We​must​find​one​Can​we​make​to​use​a​Truthless​Can​we​craft​a​weapon"
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|Floorboard 17
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|Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the first
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|Clarifies to: "Ah ​but ​they ​were ​left ​behind. ​It ​is ​obvious ​from ​the n​ature ​of ​the ​bond. ​But ​where ​where ​where ​where? ​Set off. ​Obvious. ​Realization​ like apricity​. They​ are ​with ​the ​Shin. ​We ​must ​find ​one. ​Can ​we ​make ​to ​use ​a ​Truthless? ​Can ​we ​craft​ a ​weapon?"
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|-
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!79{{anchor|Chapter 79}}
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|"Q: For what essential must we strive? A: The essential of preservation, to shelter a seed of humanity through the coming storm. Q: What cost must we bear? A: The cost is irrelevant. Mankind must survive. Our burden is that of the species, and all other considerations are but dust by comparison."
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|Catechism of the Back of the Flowered Painting
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|Paragraph 1
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|-
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!80{{anchor|Chapter 80}}
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|"You must become king. Of Everything."
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|Tenets of Instruction, Back of the Footboard
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|Paragraph 1
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|-
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!81{{anchor|Chapter 81}}
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|"The Unmade are a deviation, a flair, a conundrum that may not be worth your time. You cannot help but think of them. They are fascinating. Many are mindless. Like the spren of human emotions, only much more nasty. I do believe a few can think, however."
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|Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer
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|Paragraph 14
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|-
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!82{{anchor|Chapter 82}}
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|"There is one you will watch. Though all of them have some relevance to precognition, Moelach is one of the most powerful in this regard. His touch seeps into a soul as it breaks apart from the body, creating manifestations powered by the spark of death itself. But no, this is a distraction. Deviation. Kingship. We must discuss the nature of kingship."
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|Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer
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|Paragraph 15
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|-
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!83{{anchor|Chapter 83}}
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|"Obviously they are fools The Desolation needs no usher It can and will sit where it wishes and the signs are obvious that the spren anticipate it doing so soon The Ancient of Stones must finally begin to crack It is a wonder that upon his will rested the prosperity and peace of a world for over four millennia"
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|Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation
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|Pattern 1
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|-
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!84{{anchor|Chapter 84}}
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|"111​825​101​112​712​491​512​101​011​141​021​511​711​210​111​217​134​483​111​071​514​254​143​410​916​149​149​341​212​254​101​012​512​710​151​910​111​234​125​511​525​121​575​511​123​410​111​291​512​106​153​4"
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|Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation
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|Pattern 15
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|
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Almost certainly a code. [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/6398-wor-chapter-84-code/ Decryption] is in progress.
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|-
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!85{{anchor|Chapter 85}}
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|"But who is the wanderer, the wild piece, the one who makes no sense? I glimpse at his implications, and the world opens to me. I shy back. Impossible. Is it?"
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|West Wall Psalm of Wonders
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|Paragraph 8
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|"(Note by Adrotagia: Could this refer to Mraize?)"
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|-
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!86{{anchor|Chapter 86}}
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|"One is almost certainly a traitor to the others."
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|Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer
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|Paragraph 27
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|-
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!87{{anchor|Chapter 87}}
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|"Chaos in Alethkar is, of course, inevitable. Watch carefully, and do not let power in the kingdom solidify. The Blackthorn could become an ally or our greatest foe, depending on whether he takes the path of the warlord or not. If he seems likely to sue for peace, assassinate him expeditiously. The risk of competition is too great."
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|Writings upon the Bedstand Lamp
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|Paragraph 4
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|"(Adrotagia’s 3rd translation from the original hieroglyphics)"
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|-
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!88{{anchor|Chapter 88}}
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|"1173090605 1173090801 1173090901 1173091001
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1173091004 1173100105 1173100205 1173100401
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1173100603 1173100804"
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|North Wall Coda, Windowsill region
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|Paragraph 2
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|"(This appears to be a sequence of dates, but their relevance is as yet unknown.)"
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|-
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!89{{anchor|Chapter 89}}
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|"There​has​to​be​an​answer​What​is​the​answer​Stop​The​Parshendi​One​of​them​Yes​they​are​the​missing​piece​Push​for​the​Alethi​to​destroy​them​outright​before​this​one​obtains​their​power​It​will​form​abridge"
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|Floorboard 17
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|Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the second
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|Clarifies to: "There ​has ​to ​be ​an ​answer​. What​ is ​the ​answer? ​Stop. ​The ​Parshendi​. One​ of ​them. ​Yes ​they ​are ​the ​missing​ piece. ​Push ​for ​the ​Alethi ​to ​destroy ​them ​outright ​before ​this ​one ​obtains ​their ​power. ​It ​will ​form ​a bridge."
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

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Navani's Journal

In Part One of Words of Radiance the epigraphs are excerpts from the journal of Navani Kholin.

Chapter Diary Entry Date of Entry
1 "To be perfectly frank, what has happened these last two months is upon my head. The death, destruction, loss, and pain are my burden. I should have seen it coming. And I should have stopped it." Jeseses 1174
2 "Our first clue was the Parshendi. Even weeks before they abandoned their pursuit of the gemhearts, their pattern of fighting changed. They lingered on the plateaus after battles, as if waiting for something." Jeseses 1174
3 "Soldiers reported being watched from afar by an unnerving number of Parshendi scouts. Then we noticed a new pattern of their penetrating close to the camps in the night and then quickly retreating. I can only surmise that our enemies were even then preparing their stratagem to end this war." Jeseses 1174
4 "The next clue came on the walls. I did not ignore this sign, but neither did I grasp its full implications." Jeseses 1174
5 "The sign on the wall proposed a greater danger, even, than its deadline. To foresee the future is of the Voidbringers." Jeseses 1174
6 "We had never considered that there might be Parshendi spies hiding among our slaves. This is something else I should have seen." Jesesan 1174
7 "I was unprepared for the grief my loss brought—like an unexpected rain—breaking from a clear sky and crashing down upon me. Gavilar's death years ago was overwhelming, but this…this nearly crushed me." Jesesach 1174
8 "I seek no to use my grief as an excuse, but it is an explanation. People act strangely soon after encountering an unexpected loss. Though Jasnah had been away for some time, her loss was unexpected. I, like many, assumed her to be immortal." Jesesach 1174
9 "I wish to think that had I not been under sorrow's thumb, I would have seen earlier the approaching dangers. Yet in all honesty, I'm not certain anything could have been done." Jesesach 1174
11 "But, understandably, we were focused on Sadeas. His betrayal was still fresh, and I saw its signs each day as I passed empty barracks and grieving widows. We knew that Sadeas would not simply rest upon his slaughters in pride. More was coming." Jesesach 1174
12 "Unfortunately, we fixated upon Sadeas's plotting so much that we did not take note of the changed patter of our enemies, the murderers of my husband, the true danger. I would like to know what wind brought about their sudden inexplicable transformation." Jesesach 1174


The Listener Songs

In Part Two of Words of Radiance the epigraphs are stanzas from the various songs of the Parshendi (also known as the Listeners).

Chapter Listener Songs Song & Part
13 "Warform is worn for battle and reign, / Claimed by the gods, given to kill. / Unknown, unseen, but vital to gain. / It comes to those with the will." Song of Listing, 15th stanza
14 "Mateform meek, for love to share, / Given to life, it brings us joy. / To find this form, one must care. / True empathy one must employ." Song of Listing, 5th stanza
15 "Workform worn for strength and care. / Whispering spren breathe at your ear. / Seek first this form, its mysteries to bear. / Found here is freedom from fear." Song of Listing, 19th stanza
16 "Nimbleform has a delicate touch. / Gave the gods this form to many, / Tho’ once defied, by the gods they were crushed. / This form craves precision and plenty." Song of Listing, 27th stanza
17 "Dullform dread, with the mind most lost. / The lowest, and one not bright. / To find this form, one need banish cost. / It finds you and brings you to blight." Song of Listing, final stanza
18 "Scholarform shown for patience and thought. / Beware its ambitions innate. / Though study and diligence bring the reward, / Loss of innocence may be one’s fate." Song of Listing, 69th stanza
20 "Artform applied for beauty and hue. / One yearns for the songs it creates. / Most misunderstood by the artist it’s true, / Come the spren to foundation’s fates." Song of Listing, 90th stanza
21 "Mediationform made for peace, it’s said. / Form of teaching and consolation. / When used by the gods, it became instead / Form of lies and desolation." Song of Listing, 33rd stanza
22 "Stormform is said to cause / A tempest of winds and showers, / Beware its powers, beware its powers. / Though its coming brings the gods their night, / It obliges a bloodred spren. / Beware its end, beware its end." Song of Winds, 4th stanza
23 "Nightform predicting what will be, / The form of shadows, mind to foresee. / As the gods did leave, the nightform whispered. / A new storm will come, someday to break. / A new storm a new world to make. / A new storm a new path to take, the nightform listens." Song of Secrets, 17th stanza
24 "Decayform destroys the souls of dreams. / A form of gods to avoid, it seems. / Seek not its touch, nor beckon its screams, deny it. / Watch where you walk, your toes to tread. / O’er hill or rocky riverbed / Hold dear to fears that fill your head, defy it." Song of Secrets, 27th stanza
25 "Smokeform for hiding and slipping between men. / A form of power, like human Surges. / Bring it ’round again. / Though crafted of gods, / It was by Unmade hand. / Leaves its force to be but one of foe or friend." Song of Histories, 127th stanza
26 "They blame our people / For the loss of that land. / The city that once covered it / Did range the eastern strand. / The power made known in the tomes of our clan / Our gods were not who shattered these plains." Song of Wars, 55th stanza
28 "The betrayal of spren has brought us here. / They gave their Surges to human heirs, / But not to those who know them most dear, before us. / ’This no surprise we turned away / Unto the gods we spent our days / And to become their molding clay, they changed us." Song of Secrets, 40th stanza
29 "Artform for colors beyond our ken; / For its grand songs we yearn. / We must attract creationspren; / These songs suffice ’til we learn." Song of Revision, 279th stanza
30 "’Tis said it was warm in the land far away / When Voidbringers entered our songs. / We brought them home to stay / And then those homes became their own, / It happened gradually. / And years ahead ’twil still be said ’tis how it has to be." Song of Histories, 12th stanza
31 "Smokeform for hiding and slipping ’tween men. / A form of power—like Surges of spren. / Do we dare to wear this form again? It spies. / Crafted of gods, this form we fear. / By Unmade touch its curse to bear, / Formed from shadow—and death is near. It lies." Song of Secrets, 51st stanza
32 "The spren betrayed us, it’s often felt. / Our minds are too close to their realm / That gives us our forms, but more is then / Demanded by the smartest spren, / We can’t provide what the humans lend, / Though broth are we, their meat is men." Song of Spren, 9th stanza
33 "But it is not impossible to blend / Their Surges to ours in the end. / It has been promised and it can come. / Or do we understand the sum? / We questioned not if they can have us then, / But if we dare to have them again." Song of Spren, 10th stanza
34 "Our gods were born splinters of a soul, / Of one who seeks to take control, / Destroys all lands that he beholds, with spite. / They are his spren, his gift, his price. / But the night forms speak of future life, / A challenged champion. A strife even he must requite." Song of Secrets, final stanza


Words of Radiance

In Part Three of Words of Radiance the epigraphs are quotes from the in-universe book by that same name.

Chapter Quote Location
35 "They also, when they had settled their rulings in the nature of each bond's placement, called the name of it the Nahel bond, with regard to its effect upon the souls of those caught in its grip; in this description, each was related to the bonds that drive Roshar itself, ten Surges, named in turn and two for each order; in this light, it can be seen that each order would be necessity share one Surge with each of its neighbors." chapter 8, page 6


The Second Letter

In Part Four of Words of Radiance the epigraphs form a letter, presumably replying to The Letter from Way of Kings.

Chapter The Second Letter
59 I’ll address this letter to my “old friend,” as I have no idea what name you’re using currently.
60 Have you given up on the gemstone, now that it is dead? And do you no longer hide behind the name of your old master? I am told that in your current incarnation you’ve taken a name that references what you presume to be one of your virtues.
62 This is, I suspect, a little like a skunk naming itself for its stench.
63 Now, look what you’ve made me say. You’ve always been able to bring out the most extreme in me, old friend. And I do still name you a friend, for all that you weary me.
64 Yes, I’m disappointed. Perpetually, as you put it.
66 Is not the destruction we have wrought enough? The worlds you now tread bear the touch and design of Adonalsium. Our interference so far has brought nothing but pain.
67 My path has been chosen very deliberately. Yes, I agree with everything you have said about Rayse, including the severe danger he presents.
68 However, it seems to me that all things have been set up for a purpose, and if we—as infants—stumble through the workshop, we risk exacerbating, not preventing, a problem.
69 Rayse is captive. He cannot leave the system he now inhabits. His destructive potential is, therefore, inhibited.
70 Whether this was Tanavast’s design or not, millennia have passed without Rayse taking the life of another of the sixteen. While I mourn for the great suffering Rayse has caused, I do not believe we could hope for a better outcome than this.
71 He bears the weight of God’s own divine hatred, separated from the virtues that gave it context. He is what we made him to be, old friend. And that is what he, unfortunately, wished to become.
72 I suspect that he is more a force than an individual now, despite your insistence to the contrary. That force is contained, and an equilibrium reached.
74 You, however, have never been a force for equilibrium. You tow chaos behind you like a corpse dragged by one leg through the snow. Please, hearken to my plea. Leave that place and join me in my oath of nonintervention.
75 The cosmere itself may depend upon our restraint.

The Diagram

In Part Five of Words of Radiance the epigraphs are all excerpts from the Diagram, a guide to engineering the survival of humanity through the Last Desolation created by Taravangian on a day of super-human intelligence.

Chapter Text Original location Section Additional Comments
76 "They will come you cannot stop their oaths look for those who survive when they should not that pattern will be your clue." Coda of the Northwest Bottom Corner Paragraph 3
77 "One danger in deploying such a potent weapon will be the potential encouragement of those exploring the Nahel bond. Care must be taken to avoid placing these subjects in situations of powerful stress unless you accept the consequences of their potential Investiture." Foorboard 27 Paragraph 6
78 "Ah​but​they​were​left​behind​It​is​obvious​from​then​ature​of​the​bond​But​where​where​where​where​Setoff​Obvious​Realization​like​a​pricity​They​are​with​the​Shin​We​must​find​one​Can​we​make​to​use​a​Truthless​Can​we​craft​a​weapon" Floorboard 17 Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the first Clarifies to: "Ah ​but ​they ​were ​left ​behind. ​It ​is ​obvious ​from ​the n​ature ​of ​the ​bond. ​But ​where ​where ​where ​where? ​Set off. ​Obvious. ​Realization​ like apricity​. They​ are ​with ​the ​Shin. ​We ​must ​find ​one. ​Can ​we ​make ​to ​use ​a ​Truthless? ​Can ​we ​craft​ a ​weapon?"
79 "Q: For what essential must we strive? A: The essential of preservation, to shelter a seed of humanity through the coming storm. Q: What cost must we bear? A: The cost is irrelevant. Mankind must survive. Our burden is that of the species, and all other considerations are but dust by comparison." Catechism of the Back of the Flowered Painting Paragraph 1
80 "You must become king. Of Everything." Tenets of Instruction, Back of the Footboard Paragraph 1
81 "The Unmade are a deviation, a flair, a conundrum that may not be worth your time. You cannot help but think of them. They are fascinating. Many are mindless. Like the spren of human emotions, only much more nasty. I do believe a few can think, however." Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer Paragraph 14
82 "There is one you will watch. Though all of them have some relevance to precognition, Moelach is one of the most powerful in this regard. His touch seeps into a soul as it breaks apart from the body, creating manifestations powered by the spark of death itself. But no, this is a distraction. Deviation. Kingship. We must discuss the nature of kingship." Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer Paragraph 15
83 "Obviously they are fools The Desolation needs no usher It can and will sit where it wishes and the signs are obvious that the spren anticipate it doing so soon The Ancient of Stones must finally begin to crack It is a wonder that upon his will rested the prosperity and peace of a world for over four millennia" Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation Pattern 1
84 "111​825​101​112​712​491​512​101​011​141​021​511​711​210​111​217​134​483​111​071​514​254​143​410​916​149​149​341​212​254​101​012​512​710​151​910​111​234​125​511​525​121​575​511​123​410​111​291​512​106​153​4" Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation Pattern 15

Almost certainly a code. Decryption is in progress.

85 "But who is the wanderer, the wild piece, the one who makes no sense? I glimpse at his implications, and the world opens to me. I shy back. Impossible. Is it?" West Wall Psalm of Wonders Paragraph 8 "(Note by Adrotagia: Could this refer to Mraize?)"
86 "One is almost certainly a traitor to the others." Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer Paragraph 27
87 "Chaos in Alethkar is, of course, inevitable. Watch carefully, and do not let power in the kingdom solidify. The Blackthorn could become an ally or our greatest foe, depending on whether he takes the path of the warlord or not. If he seems likely to sue for peace, assassinate him expeditiously. The risk of competition is too great." Writings upon the Bedstand Lamp Paragraph 4 "(Adrotagia’s 3rd translation from the original hieroglyphics)"
88 "1173090605 1173090801 1173090901 1173091001

1173091004 1173100105 1173100205 1173100401 1173100603 1173100804"

North Wall Coda, Windowsill region Paragraph 2 "(This appears to be a sequence of dates, but their relevance is as yet unknown.)"
89 "There​has​to​be​an​answer​What​is​the​answer​Stop​The​Parshendi​One​of​them​Yes​they​are​the​missing​piece​Push​for​the​Alethi​to​destroy​them​outright​before​this​one​obtains​their​power​It​will​form​abridge" Floorboard 17 Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the second Clarifies to: "There ​has ​to ​be ​an ​answer​. What​ is ​the ​answer? ​Stop. ​The ​Parshendi​. One​ of ​them. ​Yes ​they ​are ​the ​missing​ piece. ​Push ​for ​the ​Alethi ​to ​destroy ​them ​outright ​before ​this ​one ​obtains ​their ​power. ​It ​will ​form ​a bridge."

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