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  61.                   <div class="submitted">Posted on July 27th, 2010 by Jennifer Liang</div>
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  65.         <p>In short, no. The Ajahs as we know them did not exist during the AOL. The  Guide tells us [Guide: 9, Formation of the White Tower, 90] that "the  organization of AS in the AOL, or perhaps their manner of functioning, [was  as] 'a vast sea of ajah...all constantly shrinking, growing, dividing,  combining, melting away only to be reborn in some new guise and begin the  process once more.'" We are also told that the term "ajah" meant "an  informal and temporary group of people gathered together for a common  purpose or goal, or by a common set of beliefs."</p>
  66. <p>In other words, the AOL Aes Sedai did not consist of fixed groups, each dedicated to a different purpose, but rather formed factions based on the issues at hand. In fact, many of the AOL Aes Sedai were not "dedicated" Aes Sedai, i.e. people whose career was to <i>be</i> Aes Sedai, but "followed vocations which had little or nothing to do with the OP or being Aes Sedai. When it was necessary to form a circle to perform some task, these AS could be summoned... by the Hall of the Servants." [Guide: 3, The Age of Legends, 30]</p>
  67. <p>The Ajahs of the present-day AS have their roots in the founding of the  White Tower. In short, during and after the Breaking, there were many  autonomous groups of channelers. Eventually, some of these groups joined  together to form the modern Aes Sedai. The Ajah setup derives from the  goals and principles of the various autonomous groups who founded the Tower  [Guide: 9, Formation of the White Tower, 91-92].</p>
  68. <p>However, one can speculate that the colors of the Ajahs were probably  representative of something in the AOL or a previous Age, because the Ajah  colors are the colors surrounding the Portal Stones.</p>
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