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The next step
is to distinguish something which has been written
down or merely thought of by some particular
symbol which will serve to jog the memory; this
symbol may have reference to the subject as a
whole, it may, for example, be drawn from navigation, warfare, etc., or it may, on the other hand,
be found in some particular word. (For even in
cases of forgetfulness one single word will serve to
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restore the memory.) However, let us suppose that
the symbol is drawn from navigation, as, for instance,
an anchor; or from warfare, as, for example, some
weapon. These symbols are then arranged as follows.
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