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Logic drives us on. 243 is the number of nights from rau hei up to the following tao:

242 227
Gb1-22 (252) Ga1-22 (495) Gb1-21
Gb1-25 (255) Ga1-25 (498) Gb1-24
Ga6-22 (163) Gb6-23 (406) Ga6-21
Ga6-25 (166) Gb6-26 (409) Ga6-24
243 229

The new sun who is born in midwinter (honu at Gb6-26) has a 'life span' of 229 days (equal to the number of glyphs on side a). The 'person' who is born a quarter later (at spring equinox), illustrated by tao in Ga1-25, likewise has a 'life span' of 229 days.

But many questions remain. The most clear of the four cases seems to be rau hei in Ga6-25, where 6 * 25 = 150 or half the cycle of the sun. The sacrifice comes at the proper time in order to induce sun at winter solstice to wake up again. This one we can understand, but the other three cases?