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== Prerequisites ==
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|It's as if one has to be introduced to the power by one who already holds it, then the power itself chooses who to unlock and to what degree.
|...sand mastery is '''taught'''--it’s '''nurtured'''. It’s not simply there, it has to be '''encouraged'''.
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=== Initiation ===
Sand mastery must be taught and does not appear spontaneously. ItNobody can take weeks to decide ifbecome a personsand hasmaster thewithout abilityfirst orbeing not.tested, Theand abilitythe test must be nurturedadministered andby encouragedan properlyexisting insand order to appearmaster.{{book ref|ws|5|reviewpart=yesars}} To test if someone hasDuring the abilitytest, sand is placed in a person's hands so they can feel its grains. They are directed to change the direction of the flow of sand, like disrupting a water's flow.{{book ref|ws|14|review=yes13}} The abilitysand toin masterthe sandcandidate's comeshand moremay naturallyor tomay somenot thancome to otherslife, butand athe sandstrength master'sof strengththe mayeffect growgives overa timerough idea of their potential.{{book ref|ws|4|reviewpart=yesars}} TrainingHow that potential is requireddetermined tois developnot strengthwell andunderstood, skillbut the pattern of initiation is different from how [[Elantrian]]s are chosen on [[Sel]].{{book ref|ws|16}} Some believe that strength potential in sand mastery may be genetic and limited to daysiders.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} TheHowever, formthe of[[Diem]] initiationdid isnot unknown;test howeverany full darksiders until Khriss and Baon,{{book ref|ws|12}} and Baon tested positive{{book ref|ws|18}}, so it is differentunclear fromwhat initiationrole onancestry [[Sel]]plays if any. After the test, the ability continues to develop for a time as the new sand master learns to control more and more ribbons at once. Eventually, the number of ribbons stops increasing as the sand master reaches their full potential,{{book ref|elantrisws|part=ars}} but this number can be increased later through overmastery.{{book ref|ws|16}}
=== White Sand ===
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