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Let us now count day numbers:

*Qb6-17 *Qb6-18 *Qb6-19 *Qb6-20 *Qb6-21 *Qb6-22
376 377 378
*Qb6-23 *Qb6-24 *Qb6-25 *Qb6-26 (642)
379 642 / 2 + 59 = 380

In Gb6-26 we have located Rogo and consequently it could expected to find some sign of him also in *Qb6-26. But the day number is only 380 (not 409 as in Gb6-26). A month is missing.

Moreover, the Q text does not stretch - it seems - beyond day 368. Therefore *Qb6-26 should be located in day 380 - 368 = 12. Or rather in day 385 - 368 = 17 because 64 presumably is the number to be added for glyphs at the end of side b. 17 is a number which then should force us to try with a new structure:

*Qb6-17 *Qb6-18 *Qb6-19 *Qb6-20 *Qb6-21 *Qb6-22
381 382 383
*Qb6-23 *Qb6-24 (640)
384
*Qb6-25 *Qb6-26 *Qb6-27 *Qb6-28 *Qb6-29 *Qb6-30 (646)
385 (= 368 + 17) 386 387 = 646 / 2 + 64

These 14 glyphs arrive 200 days beyond those we saw earlier (and 234 / 2 = 100 + 17):

Qa6-28 Qa6-29 (234) Qa6-30 Qa6-31 Qa6-32 Qa6-33
64 + 234 / 2 = 181 182 183
Qa6-34 Qa6-35 (240)
184
Qa6-36 Qa6-37 Qa6-38 Qa6-39 Qa6-40 Qa6-41
185 186 187

In this labyrinth we should notice that 368 - 181 (at tagata toki) = 187 (at the final in Qa6-40--41).

Presumably the connection between tagata toki and tagata+toki can be found by considering day number 384:

*Qb6-23 *Qb6-24 (640)
384

The 13th kuhane station is Roto Iri Are and 13 * 29.5 = 383½. *Qb6-23 is the last glyph needed to reach 383½. From this perspective we can see that tagata+toki arrives at the beginning of next day. *Qb6-24 is located at a 'time zero' (as if at midnight).

Similarly, tagata toki comes in the day after day 180. Both are located at the beginning of a new 'year':

Qa6-26 Qa6-27 Qa6-28 Qa6-29 (234)
180 64 + 234 / 2 = 181

No fraction interferes between day 180 and day 181. To avoid odd day numbers we can consider both Qa6-28 and Qa6-29 to be at 'time zero' (which is supported by -29 as the night when moon is bathing in vaiora a Tane). A 'big stick' is motivated.