They represent things as opposed to sounds like the modern alphabets. and because of their beauty and rarity they were referred to as "holy writing"
Hmm mani seems like a snack. Sopa could be a main course. Helado is a dessert. Torta could be an entrada? I'm not sure. But well this question made me hungry.
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Explanation: What story is it?
I can try, what do they have to be about ?
