Traditions
The Brown Ajah is devoted to the study and collection of knowledge. Brown sisters can often be found in the Great Library of the White Tower, which they administer, searching for new knowledge and subjects to study. While abroad, Browns frequently carry note and sketchbooks in which they document nearly everything they come across. They often lose touch with the rest of the world, leading most, including Moiraine Damodred, to believe that Browns are somewhat distant and naïve; one exception that proved the rule was Verin Mathwin, who had deep perception of current events. Certain members of the Brown Ajah are also permitted to know about the 13th repository, the secret library in Tar Valon. They act as librarians, caring and maintaining the library, and these sisters are the only ones other than Sitters, the Amyrlin and her Keeper and unofficially the Ajah heads, who even know of its existence; as knowing about it is itself a crime unless one holds one of these positions.
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They saw reflected in the coming time.
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Spelling it backward, like a Hebrew book,
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