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"Foretellings are tricky, tricky, tricky. \n  \n\n \n\n  \n\nI want to reformat this foretelling a little bit to help explain a little thought I had. \n  \n\nWhat if I wrote this foretelling like this: \n  \n\n     \"The lion sword, the dedicated spear, she who sees beyond.  Three on a boat, and he who is dead yet lives.  The great battle done, but the world not done with battle.  The land divided by the return, and the guardians balance the servants. . . \n\n     The future teeters on the edge of a blade!\" \n  \n\nWhat if the final statement of the foretelling is actually describing the manner in which the prior four statements will come to pass? \n  \n\nIs the \"blade\" mentioned a figurative blade or a literal one?  I think it is a literal one, and Callandor is the most likely suspect.  I think it would be fair to say that the future might very well hinge on Rand's willingness to use Callandor, and the manner in which he uses it.  It has to have a purpose greater than just to be taken from the Stone of Tear as a sign of the Dragon's rebirth.  Rands fate seems to be intimately tied to Callandor; why else would the AoL Aes Sedai have gone to such lengths to make sure it would be around for the Dragon to access at the time of the Last Battle? \n  \n\nHere's how I interpret the first and the last part of the foretelling. . .   \n  \n\nFor Rand to win the last battle, and to survive, he is going to have to use Callandor.  Callandor is the key!  The way that he is going to have to use it is with Elayne and Aviendha linking with him, and Min is going to be the one to figure out how they will be able to use Callandor to seal the Bore. \n  \n\n \n\n  \n\nWill Rand have the wisdom to use Callandor in the manner in which it was intended? \n\n   \n"
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