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We now have four texts to coordinate: K, G, A, and P:

 

G 16 471 + 1 29.5 8 59
K 16 192 12 8 24
A 16 1334 + 10 84 8 168
P 40 1158 + 2 29 20 58

P may represent a break in the old tradition, because 8 seems to be changed into 20.

If we wish to compare these four texts, we are restricted by the fact that the text in K covers only the first part of the text in G, and that A and P are considerably longer.

I guess K initially had only 191 glyphs, because *Kb5-2 is fully visible, and because it would lead to the same kind of pattern as in G - and extra 1 to reach the intended sum:

Ga7-15 Ga7-16 Ga7-17
...
Kb4-19 *Kb5-2 *Kb5-3

The point of departure for the comparisons ought to be ika hiku, where we have established contact between the texts of G, K, and A:

Ga7-11 Ga7-12 (181) Ga7-13 Ga7-14
Kb4-15 Kb4-16 (169) Kb4-17 Kb4-18
Aa6-64 Aa6-65 Aa6-66 Aa6-67 (483) Aa6-68 Aa6-69 Aa6-70

Counting has here been done from Ga1-1, Ka1-1, respectively from Aa1-1.

In P there are two possible ika hiku to compare with:

Pa6-39 (354) Pa6-40 Pa6-41 Pa6-42 Pa6-43 Pa6-44 (359) Pa6-45
Pa6-46 Pa6-47 Pa6-48 Pa6-49 Pa6-50 (365) Pa6-51 Pa6-52
Pa11-24 (590) Pa11-25 Pa11-26 Pa11-27 (593) Pa11-28 Pa11-29 Pa11-30
Pa11-31 Pa11-32 Pa11-33 (599) Pb1-1 Pb1-2 Pb1-3 Pb1-4

The 8-legged ika hiku in Pa6-44 has a true tail at bottom, but a spooky one at the top, while the 6-legged ika hiku in Pa11-27 is inversed - the spooky end is at bottom.

The double tail sign seems to need both glyphs. 593 (a play with 359) - 359 = 234, close to 236 (= 8 * 29.5). The missing 2 glyphs could be the same as those who are missing from 1160.

In G and K there are lots of kiore + henua glyphs, and they are located between the end of the first 60 days and the time of ika hiku.

Ga2-26 Ga2-27 Ga2-28 Ga2-29 Ga3-1 Ga3-2 (61) Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5
Ka3-14 Ka3-15 (61) Ka3-16 Ka3-17 Ka3-18 Ka3-19 Ka3-20 Ka3-21

In other words, they could illustrate how sun reappears and 'walks on earth' until it is time for him to leave again:

Three 'footprints' with 4 + twice 5 toes = 14. One right foot and two left.

31
Ga7-5 Ga7-6 Ga7-7 Ga7-8 Ga7-9 Ga7-10
29
Kb4-10 Kb4-11 Kb4-12 Kb4-13 Kb4-14

The last kiore + henua glyph in K has number 4-14, which of course is alluding to the first of its kind (Ka3-14). 4 * 14 = 56 and 3 * 14 = 42. 56 - 42 = 4 + 5 + 5.

In A there are no kiore + henua glyphs. If they had been there, we can guess they should have started to appear closely after 60 * 2 = 120 glyphs counted from Aa1-1:

Aa2-28 Aa2-29 Aa2-30 (120) Aa2-31 Aa2-32 Aa2-33 Aa2-34 Aa2-35
Aa2-36 Aa2-37 Aa2-38 Aa2-39 Aa2-40 Aa2-41 Aa2-42 Aa2-43
Aa2-44 Aa2-45 Aa2-46 Aa2-47 Aa2-48
Aa2-49 Aa2-50 Aa2-51 Aa2-52
Aa2-53 Aa2-54 Aa2-55 Aa2-56 Aa2-57 Aa2-58 Aa2-59
Aa2-60 Aa2-61 Aa2-62 Aa2-63
Aa2-64 Aa2-65 Aa2-66 Aa2-67

The hatchmarked henua signs cannot correspond to kiore + henua:

Aa2-35 Aa2-43 Aa2-48 Aa2-52 Aa2-58 Aa2-67
125 = 5 * 5 * 5 133 138 142 148 157
32

32 is a number indicating growth, but here the idea may be to signify the time when growth is initiated. 16 days is a short time. The land (henua) still lies in shadows (hatchmarks).

The vai glyphs (Aa2-37 and Aa2-54) could together show how sun is returning. Aa2-40 (130) possibly corresponds to Ga2-27 (57) and Ka3-15 (60). Aa2-47 is a variant of tapa mea with feathers at right.