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== Ruin's Corruption ==
Ruin altered specific portions of Sazed's copies of Kwann's inscription in order to misdirect Vin into releasing him from his prison.
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! Original Text
| "I am afraid, however, that all I have known - that my story - will be forgotten. I am afraid for the world that is to come. Afraid that '''my plans''' will fail. Afraid of a doom '''worse than''' the Deepness."
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! Corrupted Text
|"I am afraid, however, that all I have known - that my story - will be forgotten. I am afraid for the world that is to come. Afraid that '''Alendi''' will fail. Afraid of a doom '''brought by''' the Deepness."
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Here Ruin obscures the revelation that Kwann is concerned about a threat greater than the Deepness--Ruin himself.
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|"Alendi's height struck me the first time I saw him. Here was a man who '''towered over others''', a man who''' - despite his youth and clothing - '''demanded respect."
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!Corrupted Text
|"Alendi's height struck me the first time I saw him. Here was a man who '''was small of stature, but who seemed to tower over others''', a man who demanded respect."
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Here Kwann describes Alendi's physical appearance as it pertains to the prophecies of the Hero of Ages. Ruin's changes allow for the misinterpretation that Kwann was mistaken and Vin is the prophesied hero.
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| "When I finally had the realization - finally connected all of the signs of the Anticipation to '''Alendi''' - I was so excited."
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! Corrupted Text
| "When I finally had the realization - finally connected all of the signs of the Anticipation to '''him''' - I was so excited."
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Ruin replaces "Alendi" with a gender neutral pronoun (translated here to "him") in order to encourage the idea that the prophesied hero isn't necessarily male.
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! Original Text
| "Rashek is to try and lead Alendi in the wrong direction, to discourage him or otherwise foil his quest. Alendi won't know that he has been deceived, '''that we've all been deceived, and he won't listen to me'''."
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! Corrupted Text
| "Rashek is to try and lead Alendi in the wrong direction, to discourage him or otherwise foil his quest. Alendi won't know that he has been deceived."
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Here Ruin directly removes a portion of the text to hide the realization of some greater deception that is occuring.
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! Original Text
| "If Rashek fails to lead Alendi astray, then I have instructed the lad to kill '''Alendi'''."
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! Corrupted Text
| "If Rashek fails to lead Alendi astray, then I have instructed the lad to kill '''my former friend'''."
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This changes leads Sazed and [[Tindwyl]] to be confused about Kwann's insistence that Alendi cannot be trusted. Sazed assumes that it emphasizes the greatness of the threat posed by the Deepness.
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! Original Text
| "Alendi must not reach the Well of Ascension''', for he must not release the thing that is imprisoned there'''."
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! Corrupted Text
| "Alendi must not reach the Well of Ascension'''. He must not take the power for himself'''."
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