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The first 2 * 4 = 8 glyphs are followed by 6 glyphs, and if the first 8 represent autumn (Moon), then these 6 which follow could represent spring (Sun):

Aa2-9 Aa2-10 Aa2-11 Aa2-12 Aa2-13 Aa2-14

However, henua ora in Aa2-10 (where 2 * 10 = 20) suggests the final of Moon, because her nights are counted to 20.

Metoro:

Tai is the sea - the opposite of uta (uplands). Tamaiti is the little child.
Aa2-9 Aa2-10 The curious Aa2-9 shows a crack at right in the vertical 'tree', which connects it with mata at right. This mata is like the half moon of the waning phase.
ka pu i te tamaiti e tai

I.e. the left mata is a separate unit, the growing one. The day 'belongs' to Mercury, and henua ora is a Thursday, which is quite in order because Jupiter represents 'late autumn'. The vertical 'tree' in Aa2-9 (where 2 * 9 = 18) is designed so as to give a hint in form of the 'head' at bottom, and its 'tail' end (at the top) is fat.

The structure for 'Moon' (the 2nd half 'year') is the same as that for 'Spring' (Mars, the 1st half 'year'). The journey ends in the sea.