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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jivvy, post: 1001239, member: 8184&quot;]Oh and. </p><p><br /></p><p>The simplest answer I have read to the &quot;what does the 4 represent&quot; (forward/backward) is &quot;ship&#039;s sail.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve read a number of explanations, but that was the one where I read it and thought, &quot;doh!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So much of this was about shipping merchandise and some of the oldest mentions of the marks lead us to believe there was an element of ward/blessing/protection during transport.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like it.&nbsp; Don&#039;t expect to ever know that one for certain, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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