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Moon signs sometimes occur as minor elements in glyphs:

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Ga2-27 Ga2-28 Ga2-29 Ga3-1
Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5

Rei in Ga2-27 has a marama sign at top left, not the usual half moon crescent. Here the marama sign probably indicates that the dark time of the year is receding. Although south of the equator this shape characterizes waxing moon it is absurdely slim, and Rei glyphs cannot have a waning moon sign at this location.

Ga2-27 initiates a long series of glyph sequences relating to the spring advancement of the sun. The assymmetric manu kake ('ascending bird') in Ga3-1 illustrates the situation at the beginning of the season for raising the 'sky roof'. At right (forward in time) the wing and beak are longer than at left (past time).

Moa in Ga3-3 is crying out - light is coming. Ga2-26, the glyph immediately preceding the 1st period of growing sun light, is a haga glyph - previously in this dictionary called 'fire generator':