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Objects and instruments — box 11 of 13
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MS 1602.44
The Prototypical Metre
The Prototypical Metre is the primary standard for the unit of length within the Tower. It consists of a single, immutable rod of polished, …
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MS 9137.03
The Resonance Shelves
The Resonance Shelves refer to a designated class of archival storage within The Tower characterized by their capacity to enter states of Sy…
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MS 8109.72
The Sable Cabinet
The Sable Cabinet is a Class-2 Discretionary Storage Array housed within the Silent Stacks on Floor 307: The Cabinet of Echoes, distinguishe…
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MS 9070.89
The Seal of Unreview
The Seal of Unreview is a black lacquer wafer, measuring precisely 37mm in diameter, used to permanently close a Submission for Concordance …
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MS 4705.47
The Sealed Door on Floor 909
The door itself is a standard-issue, reinforced oak panel measuring 2.13 metres in height and 0.91 metres in width, consistent with the arch…
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MS 5854.30
The Sentient Scribe (Model IV)
The Sentient Scribe (Model IV) is a semi-sentient document production and collation apparatus, authorized for use on Floors 700–899 under th…
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MS 6039.76
The Stack of Open Argument
The Stack of Open Argument is a permanent holding on Floor 111 consisting of 3,742 distinct folios, each containing a single unresolved moti…
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MS 7321.53
The Standard Lumen
The Standard Lumen's luminous properties are derived from a genetically stabilized, non-propagating strain of lumen-moss, cultivated in acco…
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MS 9283.84
The Stones
The Stones are a class of smooth, river-worn pebbles, typically between 12mm and 18mm in diameter, of indeterminate material, which appear w…
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MS 4568.01
The Stones and Their Function
The Stones and Their Function are the primary subject of Clause 4.19 of the Seventh Concordance, constituting the first formal codification …
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MS 3249.79
The Sympathetic Lyre
The Sympathetic Lyre is a calibrated acoustic instrument used by the Chamber of Cartographic Calibration for the detection and quantificatio…
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MS 6594.74
The Thorne Ceiling Plaque
The Thorne Ceiling Plaque is a standardized bronze alloy plate affixed to load-bearing walls and structural ceilings to indicate that the ar…
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MS 3026.37
The Twin Ledgers
The Twin Ledgers are a pair of archival codices, traditionally bound in mirrored covers of ash-gray board, responsible for the provisional d…
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MS 4943.84
The Wall of Lapsed Directives
The Wall of Lapsed Directives is a permanent structural and archival feature located on Floor 714-Δ, within the administrative annex of the …
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MS 2823.90
The Whispering Column (442--17)
The Whispering Column (442–17) is a designated conceptual-structural void within the archival quadrant of the Seventy-Second Floor, formally…
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MS 7977.76
The Whispering Ink of Floor 899
The Whispering Ink of Floor 899 is a semi-sentient cataloguing medium classified under Ambient Epistemics. It is the primary—and by Ordinanc…
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MS 1638.19
Theta Caliper
The Theta Caliper is a multi-function metrological instrument, certified under the Materialist Chapter for use in dimensional, temporal, and…
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MS 2273.60
Third Growth Ironwood
Third Growth Ironwood is a species of arborescent, ferrous flora, formally designated as Ferrolignum tertius, whose existence is inextricabl…
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MS 4350.98
Thirteenth brass key
The Thirteenth brass key is a ceremonial artefact of unresolved classification, central to the seventy-two-year span of The Dispute. It is d…
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MS 6384.21
Thorne Ceiling Plaque
The Thorne Ceiling Plaque is a standardized bronze alloy plate affixed to load-bearing walls and structural ceilings to indicate that an are…
Arrangement within a series is by title. Box numbers describe the present arrangement and are not a permanent feature of the holding.