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Oh well then I agree with you Sidious Send a noteboard - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM

Berowin directly says in her quote that her secret is practice. She's probably good with Spirit but she's clearly a woman who has spent decades playing with this weave and making it more efficient. It's possible that many different shields are possible. I don't think anyone, including the Forsaken, have taken the time to practice shielding to that degree but they do perhaps know of ways to weave stronger lattices that exceed Aes Sedai shields. We know from Elayne that practicing with Air made her very powerful with it, and Leane/Suian learned to work more efficiently with less saidar. Demandred said that he's had so much time to study war and dueling that no mortal man can match him, so there's a general theme of practice making perfect. It likely extends to the Power too.

Berowin probably found something new... A soft shield that bends. I suspect the standard weave is like a net made of rope and that perhaps some AOL individuals know how to weave shields made of metal wire. This is why Osan'gar says he can get around any shield.... The knot is where the flaw lies.

I think your theory is original and explains many shielding dilemmas in the series.

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random thought on Shielding - 19/01/2016 07:34:20 PM 1282 Views
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That's precisely my point - 21/01/2016 10:09:02 PM 1246 Views
now you are speculating based on a lack of evidence - 21/01/2016 10:39:13 PM 1071 Views
There's actual evidence: - 22/01/2016 06:25:25 AM 1256 Views
what's dense here is that you keep putting in quotes that don't support your position - 22/01/2016 03:28:16 PM 1420 Views
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Re: yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this - 23/01/2016 02:35:33 PM 1504 Views
Petty much *NM* - 24/01/2016 02:50:32 PM 668 Views
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Let me clear this up - 25/01/2016 04:19:51 PM 1493 Views
Some more quotes - 25/01/2016 05:10:51 PM 1267 Views
none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 25/01/2016 07:19:48 PM 1572 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 03:45:52 AM 1278 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 09:00:55 AM 1578 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise - 26/01/2016 10:39:49 AM 1252 Views
from the very beginning of this conversation I've been saying I'm theorizing - 26/01/2016 04:09:19 PM 1153 Views
Oh well then I agree with you - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM 1469 Views
thanks - 26/01/2016 04:26:46 PM 1510 Views
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agree to disagree I suppose ... I don't see it this way *NM* - 20/01/2016 04:41:16 PM 668 Views
I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. *NM* - 21/01/2016 12:01:16 AM 631 Views
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Re: Don't those two facts explain each other? - 08/10/2016 05:06:53 AM 904 Views
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