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Old 4th November 2022, 02:08 AM   #5
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Just out of curiosity, what do the marks on the spine signify; I often find them on various panabas.
They are placeholders so that the people involved in making the sword (smith, artisans) can plan and approximate measurements for the other parts attached to the blade. They're not counted as talismans.
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