We will finish with an example from the text of H, viz. the rau hei glyph which is leaning forward in Sunday (Hb9-17--21):
The sign of leaning forward seems to mean 'on the point of falling on his face'. We remember the expression from the Hawaiian myth about Ulu and Mokuola: ... you should hear noises as of falling leaves and flowers, and afterward as of heavy fruit dropping to the ground, you will know that my prayer has been granted: the life of our little boy will be saved.' And having said that, Ulu fell on his face and died ... The leaning forward sign is used also e.g. on the hau tea glyphs flanking tamaiti, where the sign probably indicates the 'death' of the old 413-night long lunar cycle (at Gb7-2). We can perceive how the new 'person' (cycle) is 'indebted for his life' to the old one who has given up his:
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