Magitek Scythe
Thanh Tuấn: ArtStation
Source: ArtStation
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A statue of a goddess from Altyn-Depe in Turkmenistan, near the border with Iran.
Dated to 2200–1800 BC.
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Two Poems 12
The Fall of the White Elephant
This first blooded rope—correctly silken,perfectly serpentine—this last patrician wire,polished and blue—twisted together in coilsof mistaken association.Mishmashed lines for chimesmade with chunky acrylic butterfliesand squat bisque bells markedin foreign ciphers.An amazing arcade of wings and balls—a monumental dilly—a foregone conceit now brokenby a ruction of…
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Cross-writing was often a creative way to conserve paper and save on postage. If you look at the first two images, the author wrote in one direction and then turned the paper ninety degrees to write in the other direction. The author(s) of the last two letters used all margin space, perhaps for the same reasons.
These letters come from the digitized Tweed Family Papers, 1836-1932.
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Artic is the third luminaire in a series of light fixtures in which parts of a broken pressure washer are reused.
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LOREKEEPER SOCIETY FOR ACQUISITION, CONTAINMENT, AND PROTECTION
COGNITIVE CONTAINMENT DIVISION
CLEARANCE LEVEL: XVIII
DOCUMENT ID: LACP-OA-06
CODENAME: SAPPHIRE GEM
CLASSIFICATION: COGNITIVE AUTHORITY ARTIFACT
HAZARD CLASS: BLACK
STATUS: CONTAINED
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CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL
Artifact must remain within cognition-shielded containment.
Unauthorized exposure incidents resulted in compromised personnel.
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POWER SUMMARY
Artifact demonstrates authority over consciousness.
Confirmed capabilities include:
- Thought detection
- Memory alteration
- Cognitive manipulation
- Mental communication
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PASSIVE EFFECTS
Personnel report:
- Intrusive thoughts
- Emotional alteration
- Memory inconsistencies
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WARNING
Personnel may be compromised without awareness.
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The Tabula honestae missionis (or Honesta missio) is the modern name for the Roman documents confirming the discharge of a veteran from the army and the granting of Roman citizenship to a veteran of auxiliary units by the emperor. It existed as a reward for faithful service.
A soldier received it in the form of two bronze plaques, certified by a copy of the original Constitutionis (imperial edict). The first diplomas were awarded to soldiers who had entered military service and served Rome well. This contributed to the Romanization of conquered territories and encouraged more people to join the army. The first diplomas were awarded during the Principate. In 212 CE, the Edict of Caracalla (otherwise known as the Constitutio Antoniniana) granted citizenship to free residents of the empire. Thus, issuing new documents to most veterans became unnecessary and lost its value.
Until the end of the third century AD, diplomas were issued to veterans of the navy, the Praetorian Guard, and the urban cohort. In the fourth century, Rome issued similar documents granting veterans rights, but not civil rights. At least a thousand diplomas survive today, but most are fragmentary.
