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Only one more typical maro glyph remains to be studied in C:

1
Ca6-17 Ca6-18 Ca6-19 Ca6-20 Ca6-21
Ca6-22 Ca6-23 Ca6-24

It is glyph number 8 in the moon calendar. However, the glyph type and numbers suggest it relates to the sun and not to the moon.

From experience gained we dare say that Ca6-24 is the last glyph before a new part of the calendar will begin. Of course the 2nd period of the moon calendar is such a part. Or maybe period 1 is special and the new part consists of periods 2-8.

Another alternative is to regard the moon calendar as embedded in a longer calendar, in which case maro in Ca6-24 will be the last glyph of some sequence of glyphs beginning much earlier than Ca6-17.

Finally, we should not overlook the possibility that the moon calendar is meant to be (or to reflect) a sun calendar:

waxing (36 glyphs) 34
Ca6-17 (157) Ca7-24 (192)
waning (36 glyphs) 34
Ca7-25 Ca8-29 (228)

36 and 192 are numbers connected with the sun. And we recognize the sign of Rogo in the first glyph of all 8 periods, e.g. in Ca6-17 and Ca7-25.

Beyond the first 8 glyph lines follow what could be the beginning of the 'back' side of the text, with for instance koti in Ca9-9 as glyph number 237 (= 8 * 29.5 + 1):

Ca9-1 Ca9-2 Ca9-3 Ca9-4 Ca9-5 Ca9-6
Ca9-7 Ca9-8 Ca9-9 (237) Ca9-10 Ca9-11 Ca9-12

Counted from Cb12-12 the number will be 300 and the structure resembles that in G:

62 + 236
Cb12-10 Cb12-11 Cb12-12 (1) Ca9-9 (300)

 

The last glyph of the moon calendar, Ca8-29, will be day number 228 + 63 = 291, which hardly is alluding to two quarters. Instead we should choose between 8 or 10 months. 8 * 29 = 232 possibly refers to Ca9-4 (where 9 * 4 = 36):

Ca9-1 Ca9-2 Ca9-3 Ca9-4 (295) Ca9-5 Ca9-6
Ca9-7 Ca9-8 Ca9-9 Ca9-10 Ca9-11 Ca9-12

Ca9-4 is day number 295 from winter solstice, it seems, and the lemon-formed vai is raised high. Hua Reva has arrived. We understand.

In the G text day 232 + 63 = 295 is on side b, and Hua Reva will come later - it is on the side of the moon, and her year is not yet at Hua Reva:

Ga8-16 Ga8-17 Ga8-18 (222) Ga8-19 Ga8-20
Ga8-21 Ga8-22 Ga8-23 (227 / 290) Ga8-24 Ga8-25
Ga8-26 Gb1-1 Gb1-2 (232 / 295) Gb1-3 Gb1-4

I need to add a separate page about Hua Reva, and therefore the page above will have this sentence added:

... Furthermore, the end of the moon calendar (Ca8-29) seems to be indirectly referring to the 10th kuhane station, Hua Reva.