Finding aid
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Objects and instruments — box 10 of 13
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MS 2353.01
Standard Tower Unit Stu
The Standard Tower Unit (STU) is the Tower's primary unit of linear measurement, from which all derivative units of area, volume, and certai…
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MS 0968.10
Standard Tuning Fork, Pattern Gamma
The Standard Tuning Fork, Pattern Gamma is a calibrated acoustic instrument, Catalog Number CN-447-G, designed by the Office of Acoustic Int…
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MS 9121.16
Standardized Silken Plumb Line (Protocol 22-A)
The Standardized Silken Plumb Line (Protocol 22-A) is a calibrated verticality-assessment instrument, as well as the eponymous technical spe…
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MS 1018.08
Static Manifests
Static Manifests are a class of non-dynamic artifacts produced exclusively by the School of Static Ontology. They are distinguished by their…
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MS 3050.51
Stationary Object, Anomalously Mobile, Type 7-A
Stationary Object, Anomalously Mobile, Type 7-A is the provisional taxonomic designation applied to a single known holding, commonly referre…
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MS 3740.82
Still Life with Screaming Pillar and Dust-Cloth
Still Life with Screaming Pillar and Dust-Cloth is an epistemically static composition held in the Chamber of Settled Dust on Floor Ξ-7. It …
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MS 8449.52
Stones
The Stones are smooth, river-worn silicate pebbles that manifest spontaneously within the Tower, predominantly within the pockets, pouches, …
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MS 2575.66
Sympathetic Resonance Engines
The operational theory of the Sympathetic Resonance Engine is borrowed from the material properties of Sympathetic Stone. As established by …
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MS 2222.48
Sympathetic Stone
Sympathetic Stone is a calcareous, non-metallic mineral substance quarried and shaped exclusively by the Quarrymens Guild, prized for its pr…
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MS 4105.06
Temporal Gauge
Temporal Gauge is the collective designation for a category of metrological instruments certified by the Office of Chronometric Standards fo…
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MS 3865.33
Tetrahedral Moon
The Tetrahedral Moon is the colloquial designation for the celestial entity more formally catalogued as Lambda-Celestial 11γ. It is a regula…
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MS 7062.57
The Aethelred Tome-Weight
The Aethelred Tome-Weight is a standardized mass, equivalent to 1.27 kilograms, used for the calibration of scales in archival annexes and f…
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MS 6591.47
The Aggregate Echo Map
The Aggregate Echo Map is the formal designation for the master index of bibliographic influence maintained and authorized by the Office of …
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MS 5196.19
The Ambivalent Prism
The Ambivalent Prism is a crystalline instrument, catalogued as an Ambivalent Artefact, Class Theta, whose optical properties demonstrate no…
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MS 7140.41
The Breathing Corridor
The Breathing Corridor is a tertiary conduit located in the western quadrant of Floor 44. It is classified as a Class-III Rhythmic Conduit u…
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MS 0882.74
The Cabinet of Unclaimed Conclusions
The Cabinet of Unclaimed Conclusions is a stationary dimensional annex appended to the northern administrative wing of Floor 306. Formally d…
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MS 2833.43
The Final Tally
The Final Tally is the automated administrative protocol and physical apparatus responsible for overseeing the ultimate audit, reconciliatio…
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MS 3533.81
The Granite Intrusion
The Granite Intrusion refers to the persistent and periodic manifestation of a non-native granite slab and its associated phenomena on desig…
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MS 7466.50
The Miletus Fragment
The Miletus Fragment is a disputed archival object, concurrently catalogued in no fewer than eight distinct holdings across four separate wi…
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MS 4174.62
The Misshelved Codex
The Misshelved Codex is an anomalous archival volume, Catalogue Index 77-440-δ, whose incorrect placement on Floor 440 precipitated the admi…
Arrangement within a series is by title. Box numbers describe the present arrangement and are not a permanent feature of the holding.