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We started out with 271. It has so far been hinted that 271 = 200 (half a full cycle) + 71 (= 70 + 1).

If we try to apply these ideas, we find that from a possible new year arriving with Ha12-5 (where not only 12 * 5 = 60 but also 6 * 32 = 192) we can count 91 + 140 = 231 days (one more than the number of glyphs on side a of G, given that we also count Gb8-30):

57 255   16 73
*Ha6-42 (317) *Ha7-31 (375) Ha12-4 (631) Ha12-5 (632)
59 = 2 * 29.5 256 = 4 * 64 91 = 7 * 13
138 271 46 116 316
Hb2-23 (722) Hb5-16 (861) Hb10-8 (1133) Hb10-55 (1180)
140 = 7 * 20 48 = 8 * 6 432 = 8 * 54

231 - 180 = 51 = one more than 50 (= 10 * 5), i.e. a possible indication that Hb10-8 stands at the beginning of the 'moon' ('night') half of the year. Between Ha12-5 and Hb10-8 there are 500 glyphs.

These numbers can be juggled in so many ways that the results carry very little credibility. We must instead rely on the visual cues, and to do so we need to consider also the mago glyphs.

The thread of discussion will, however, be completed only if we go on and look at an instance where 171 (= 100 + 71) obviously is important.