The Rope Counted Twice | Halvenfall
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2009, the first lightnow: the Fifth Agec. 2140, the Last Dark
974,977

The Rope Counted Twice

Caught by House Fishpond, led by Tamsin Reedwater.
Block 974,977. Link 50 of Book 938 in the Fifth Age.

  • Cheap passage
  • A quick catch

Gate ledger, Sallow Cross, Book 938, link 50. Count at the rope by knots, checked twice: 6,938 carried across. Passage posted at 0.1 sat/vB, as the Ferry Inn chalked it. House Fishpond caught the link under Tamsin Reedwater eighty-eight seconds after the last one. Tolls taken from those who could pay, the rest waved on. Ferry bell rung for the next crossing. Signed, R. Ottery, toll-keeper.

The block behind this link

Block
974,977
Mined by
F2Pool
Time
2026-11-07, 19:50 UTC
Since the block before
1 min 28 s
Transactions
6,938
Median fee rate
₿0.1/vB
Fees
₿525,416
Subsidy
₿312,500,000
Fees as a share of the reward
0.17%

What the omens mean

  • Cheap passage. Fees were low: the median fee rate was ₿0.1/vB, under ₿1.5/vB.
  • A quick catch. Found 1 min 28 s after the block before.
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