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{{Term/Store|''An Ancient Text''||Series, BotW}} is an {{Term|BotW|Object|link}} in {{BotW}}.<ref>{{Cite|An Ancient Text|N/A|BotW}}</ref>
{{Term/Store|''An Ancient Text''||Series, BotW}} is an {{Term|BotW|Object|link}} in {{BotW}}.<ref>{{Cite|An Ancient Text|Game Screen|BotW}}</ref>


==Location and Uses==
==Location and Uses==
''An Ancient Text'' is found on a table inside [[Calip]]'s cabin behind [[Fort Hateno]]'s wall. It provides a riddle about the nearby graveyard, instructing people to pierce a statue's eye at night. This is the key to the [[Shrine Quest]] "[[The Cursed Statue]]," which is given by Calip. Calip himself studies it every night,<ref>{{Cite|And since you asked, I'll inform you that I'm engaged in analyzing ancient texts. I haven't time for idle chitchat. [Ancient texts?] Soon, my long years of research will be revealed...and all the world will hail it as the discovery of the century!|Calip|BotW}}</ref> though he is unable to discern its meaning. If Link indulges in Calip's desire to be called "Doctor," Calip will directly quote the book for Link,<ref>{{Cite|<small>Doctor...</small><br>Did I...just hear you call me doctor? As in, not merely Calip, but DOCTOR Calip? It rolled off your tongue so naturally. It was downright salivary! Hrm... This changes things... Very well then! I'm feeling charitable, so I'll let a few things spill. This is just between us, understand. "When a dark light resides in the cursed statue's eyes, pierce its gaze to purge the seal from the shrine."|Calip|BotW}}</ref> claiming that it's harmless to share the riddle that he has not yet been able to solve.<ref>{{Cite|I'm still in the process of deciphering that one, so I don't suppose there's any harm in sharing it with you.|Calip|BotW}}</ref>
{{Term|BotW|An Ancient Text}} is a {{Term|BotW|Book|link}} found on a table inside {{Term|BotW|Calip|link}}'s cabin behind {{Term|BotW|Fort Hateno|link}}'s wall. It provides a riddle about the nearby grove of {{Plural|BotW|Stone Statue|link}}, instructing its reader to pierce the eyes of a cursed {{Term|BotW|Stone Statue|display=Statue}}. This is the key to "{{Term|BotW|The Cursed Statue|link}}" {{Term|BotW|Shrine Quest|link}}, which {{Term|BotW|Link|link}} receives from {{Term|BotW|Calip}}. {{Term|BotW|Calip}} himself studies the {{Term|BotW|An Ancient Text|display=''Ancient Text''}} every night, though he has not yet discerned its meaning.<ref>{{Cite|And since you asked, I'll inform you that I'm engaged in analyzing ancient texts. I haven't time for idle chitchat.|Calip|BotW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|[Ancient texts?] Soon, my long years of research will be revealed...and all the world will hail it as the discovery of the century!|Calip|BotW}}</ref> If {{Term|BotW|Link}} indulges in {{Term|BotW|Calip}}'s desire to be called "Doctor," {{Term|BotW|Calip}} will directly quote the {{Term|BotW|Book}} for {{Term|BotW|Link}}, believing that it is harmless to share the riddle that he has not been able to solve.<ref>{{Cite|{{Small|Doctor...}}<br/>Did I...just hear you call me doctor? As in, not merely Calip, but DOCTOR Calip? It rolled off your tongue so naturally. It was downright salivary! Hrm... This changes things... Very well then! I'm feeling charitable, so I'll let a few things spill. This is just between us, understand. "When a dark light resides in the cursed statue's eyes, pierce its gaze to purge the seal from the shrine." I'm still in the process of deciphering that one, so I don't suppose there's any harm in sharing it with you.|Calip|BotW}}</ref>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
* "[[The Cursed Statue]]"
* {{Term|Series|Book|link}}
* {{Term|Series|Fort Hateno|link}}
* {{Term|Series|The Cursed Statue|link}}


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Latest revision as of 20:58, 16 September 2023

An Ancient Text is an Object in Breath of the Wild.[1]

Location and Uses

An Ancient Text is a Book found on a table inside Calip's cabin behind Fort Hateno's wall. It provides a riddle about the nearby grove of Stone Statues, instructing its reader to pierce the eyes of a cursed Statue. This is the key to "The Cursed Statue" Shrine Quest, which Link receives from Calip. Calip himself studies the Ancient Text every night, though he has not yet discerned its meaning.[2][3] If Link indulges in Calip's desire to be called "Doctor," Calip will directly quote the Book for Link, believing that it is harmless to share the riddle that he has not been able to solve.[4]

Transcription

When a dark light resides in the cursed statue's eyes, pierce its gaze to purge the seal from the shrine.
An Ancient Text

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References

  1. "An Ancient Text" — Game Screen (Breath of the Wild)
  2. "And since you asked, I'll inform you that I'm engaged in analyzing ancient texts. I haven't time for idle chitchat." — Calip (Breath of the Wild)
  3. "[Ancient texts?] Soon, my long years of research will be revealed...and all the world will hail it as the discovery of the century!" — Calip (Breath of the Wild)
  4. "Doctor...
    Did I...just hear you call me doctor? As in, not merely Calip, but DOCTOR Calip? It rolled off your tongue so naturally. It was downright salivary! Hrm... This changes things... Very well then! I'm feeling charitable, so I'll let a few things spill. This is just between us, understand. "When a dark light resides in the cursed statue's eyes, pierce its gaze to purge the seal from the shrine." I'm still in the process of deciphering that one, so I don't suppose there's any harm in sharing it with you.
    " — Calip (Breath of the Wild)