The Borrowed Page
A witness can be incomplete without being wrong.
This witness preserves the letters but not their route. A second witness can be requested from the reading desk; another reader is not required.
Alpha preserves letters. A second copy is available to every reader.
| Node | Letter | x / y |
|---|---|---|
| n0 | W | 50 / 12 |
| n1 | F | 22 / 25 |
| n2 | D | 16 / 62 |
| n3 | R | 65 / 85 |
| n4 | O | 82 / 40 |
| n5 | A | 50 / 48 |
| n6 | R | 33 / 86 |
Begin at the broken ring. Follow the arrowheads for one circuit, recording each node only once. The resulting word tells you how to read the letters within each selected carrier word.
Broken ring: n1. Registration: triangle at top left.
| From | To |
|---|---|
| n1 | n4 |
| n4 | n3 |
| n3 | n0 |
| n0 | n5 |
| n5 | n6 |
| n6 | n2 |
| n2 | n1 |
Consult a marginal note
One witness preserves node letters; the other preserves the route.
Read a more direct note
Align them and follow the directed circuit from the broken ring, recording each node once.