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These are the gagana glyphs I once collected from G:

 
Ga1-11 Ga1-18 Ga1-26
Gb2-14 Gb2-21 Gb6-14 Gb6-16 Gb7-18 Gb8-7

We can immediately see the connection between Ga1-18 and Gb7-18, not only by their looks but also by their numbers (-18).

Ga1-18, we have noted, comes 4 days before a tao glyph which in turn comes 4 days before Ga1-26, a glyph of obvious importance which I have classified as gagana, but which could well be its opposite in meaning:

Ga1-17 Ga1-18 Ga1-19 Ga1-20 Ga1-21
Ga1-22 Ga1-23 Ga1-24 Ga1-25 Ga1-26

The 'eyes' in Ga1-26 are both outside and in place, while in Ga1-18 the left mata (from us seen) is inside and cannot be seen. There is a hole where the right mata should have been. 'Viri' at bottom in Ga1-18 shadows while 'viri' in Ga1-26 is open for the incoming light.

Ga1-26 marks day 64 + 27 = 91 counted from winter solstice. The location of the text segment above is spring equinox. Maybe gagana in Ga1-18 refers to the first of 8 dark days before the 'morning light' (spring sun) returns. The hole at right could be representing this 8-day long 'dark' period, alluding to the 8 days when Venus has disappeared before she comes back again as morning star.