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obelisk
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The Maelstrom, by Neff
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- That distinction belonged to the thousands of small white obelisks spaced in perfect rows.†
Chpt 19 *
- Whenever Max came upon one, he touched the obelisk and spoke their name aloud: John Buckley, Rowan Academy, Sixth Year; Jesse Chu, Rowan Academy, Fifth Year; Laurence M Renard, Senior Instructor; Annika Kraken, Department Chair of Mystics.... Each sounded a different note in his soul.†
Chpt 19
- The earth around the marker was trampled and its obelisk was far dirtier than most.†
Chpt 19
- One could see them here and there across the grounds or at the base of walls and towers, larger white obelisks set upon blocks of rose granite.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(obelisk) a stone pillar with a pyramidal top erected as a monument to remember a person or event
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, obelisk references a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote. The character looks a little like a dagger or cross. (See Wikipedia - Obelisk (typography) for pictures.)