1. Working with 'tao' and 'rau hei' glyphs and their periods is growing complicated, although we barely have begun to examine their intertwined 'orbits'. Let us therefore turn our heads in another direction, at least for a while.

The following structure suggests a new year (of some kind) is born from Gb6-20:

184 + 72 = 256 = 8 * 32 is evidently a basic number, and it can be regarded as e.g. 230 + 26, not only by counting 26 glyphs beyond the end of the front side but also by counting 230 glyphs beyond tao in Ga1-25:

This perspective can appear to suggest 'tao' glyphs are 'caused' by the preceding 'rau hei' glyphs, but as has been shown earlier the 'son' should rather follow after 243 days:

I am reminded of how Manuscript E tells about a quarrel between the Sun king and his queen because the king questions if his firstborn son Tuu Maheke really can be his, and then the queen cuts him down by telling him that he indeed is, but that the king himself is not the son - as he so far has believed - of the previous king:

"... Vakai arose, went away, arrived, and quarreled with Hotu in the following manner: 'Why did you shout bad things at King Tuu Maheke? This is how it is - King Tuu Maheke is not a bastard!'

Vakai added: 'You yourself are a bastard and a scabby head (puoko hevaheva) of Tai A Mahia! Kokiri Tuu Hongohongo was your foster father (i.e., he raised you) back (i.e., in the west) in Oti Onge (literally, where the hunger ends) in Hiva, because he was told to do so by Taana A Harai!'

To this speach King Hotu answered the following (analogous translation): 'Oh little mother, why did you not tell me this in Hiva, in our homeland?'

The woman arose, turned around, went back to her house, and stayed there."

From Gb2-1 to the end of the text there are 472 - 256 = 216 glyphs, i.e. joined to 256 is (in the text of G) number 216. We can say that 256 measures the front side and 216 the back side, and the back side can either be viewed as ending with Gb8-30 (where 8 * 30 = 240) or with Gb6-20 (where 6 * 20 = 120).