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==Death Rattle Quotes==
{{for|Death Rattle|more information and a complete list of observed Death Rattles}}
Over the course of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'', we see a number of characters exclaim odd, non-sequitur phrases moments before they die. TheseThe Death Rattlesphrases are completely out of character for them and seem to be somewhat prophetic. TheyThe epigraphs for the chapters in Part 1 and Part 4 are assumeda tocollection beof tiedthese to[[Death Rattle]]s that were collected by the [[Silent Gatherer]]s. The Death Rattles are an effect of [[Unmade#Moelach|Moelach]], one of the [[Unmade]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|82}}
 
A large number of these quotes appear as epigraphs to chapters within this book, rather than within the actual chapters.
{{for|Death Rattle}}
'''''Death quotes numbered in parentheses occurred during the book, not in an epigraph.'''''
 
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|Collected on the first day of the week Palah of the month Shash of the year 1171, thirty-one seconds before death. Subject was a darkeyed pregnant woman of middle years. The child did not survive.
|31
| data-sort-value="1171 6 5 1" | {{Rosharan numeric date|1171|6|5|1}}
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! 1{{anchor|Chapter 1}}
|84
| data-sort-value="1173 3 2 2" | {{date/sa|year=1173|month=3|week=2|day=2}}
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!(17)
|Gadol spit up blood, coughing. "They break the land itself!" he hissed, eyes wild. "They want it, but in their rage they will destroy it. Like the jealous man burns his rich things rather than let them be taken by his enemies! They come!"
|Gadol, a member of [[Bridge Four]].
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!(47)
|Cenn stopped wheezing. He convulsed once, eyes still open. "He watches!" the boy hissed. "The Black piper in the night. He holds us in his palm... playing a tune that no man can hear!"
|Cenn, a member of Kaladin's squad in Amaram's army.
|?
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!52{{anchor|Chapter 52}}
|23
| data-sort-value="1173 6 2 2" | {{date/sa|year=1173|month=6|week=2|day=2}}
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!(57)
|"And all the world was shattered!" Maps yelled, back arching, eyes wide, flecks of red spittle on his cheeks. "The rocks trembled with their steps, and the stones reached toward the heavens. We die! We die!"
|Maps, a member of [[Bridge Four]].
|?
|-
!58{{anchor|Chapter 58}}
|18
| data-sort-value="1173 9 2 4" | {{date/sa|year=1173|month=9|week=2|day=4}}
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!(71)
|"The day was ours, but they took it," the boy cried. "Stormfather! You cannot have it. The day is ours. They come, rasping, and the lights fail. Oh, Stormfather!"
|A boy in Taravangian's secret hospital.
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!Endnote
|}
 
==[[The Letter]]==
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The epigraphs are phrased as a letter, and are best read and understood all at once. For convenience in reading they are reproduced here. The number preceding each paragraph indicates the chapter number in which the epigraph appears.
 
===Full Text===
 
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===Authorship=Jasnah's Notes==
Since [[Gavilar]]'s assassination, [[Jasnah Kholin]] has dedicated a large portion of her time to finding out as much information as she can about the [[Voidbringer]]s and the city of [[Urithiru]]; this research appears to have been prompted by seeing [[Szeth]]'s [[Surgebinding]] on the night of Gavilar's death and her own developing [[Nahel bond]] with [[Ivory]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} The epigraphs for the chapters in Part 3 are excerpts from [[Jasnah's notebook|her notebook]] that lead her to believe the parshmen are descended from Voidbringers.
The Letter was written by [[Hoid]] to [[Frost]].{{wob ref|2682}} A Response appears in the [[Words_of_Radiance/Epigraphs|Epigraphs of Words of Radiance]].
 
==[[Jasnah's notebook|Jasnah's Notes]]==
[[Jasnah Kholin]] has dedicated a large portion of her time since the murder of King Gavilar to finding out as much information as she can about the Voidbringers and the city of Urithiru.
Her reasons for this are still not completely known.
Her notes, as seen in ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' follow:
 
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!38{{anchor|Chapter 38}}
|"Born from the darkness, they bear its taint still, marked upon their bodies much as the fire marks their souls."
|I consider GashashsonGashash-son-Navammis a trustworthy source, though I'm not certain about this translation. Find the original quote in the fourteenth book of ''Seld'' and retranslate it myself, perhaps?
|-
!39{{anchor|Chapter 39}}
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