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Objects and instruments — box 10 of 13
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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 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 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…
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MS 3001.55
The Moss Calipers
The Moss Calipers are a specialized category of Ambiguous Calipers authorized by the Twelfth Concordance for the exclusive purpose of measur…
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MS 4438.79
The Ornate Chair (Uncatalogued Material Holding)
“The chair is a material premise; its cataloguing would be a formal conclusion. We must not confuse the two.”…
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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…
Arrangement within a series is by title. Box numbers describe the present arrangement and are not a permanent feature of the holding.