A fairly good case has now been presented for Aa1-64 indeed being the last glyph of the 808-glyph long sequence also according to what the glyphs tell us. 4 times 3 glyphs are finished by herehua ('tying up the fruit'):
To bind (tie up) something means to finish it: ... When it was evident that the years lay ready to burst into life, everyone took hold of them, so that once more would start forth - once again - another (period of) fifty-two years. Then (the two cycles) might proceed to reach one hundred and four years. It was called 'One Age' when twice they had made the round, when twice the times of binding the years had come together. Behold what was done when the years were bound - when was reached the time when they were to draw the new fire, when now its count was accomplished. First they put out fires everywhere in the country round. And the statues, hewn in either wood or stone, kept in each man's home and regarded as gods, were all cast into the water. Also (were) these (cast away) - the pestles and the (three) hearth stones (upon which the cooking pots rested); and everywhere there was much sweeping - there was sweeping very clear. Rubbish was thrown out; none lay in any of the houses ... Summing up the first 64 glyphs on side a:
Possibly tao in Aa1-45 indicates the 'birth canoe' (te fenua) transporting the 'fire' safely across the waters. There are 20 glyphs (10 'days') up to and including hakaturou:
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