D5e6af94-cdf0-4cf4-bc48-f9bfba16b189

| Section | Value | Purpose | |---------|-------|---------| | Time-low (4 bytes) | d5e6af94 | Random (v4) | | Time-mid (2 bytes) | cdf0 | Random | | Version-high (2 bytes) | 4cf4 | The first hex digit of third block is always 4 for UUID v4 → here 4c... confirms v4 | | Clock-seq (2 bytes) | bc48 | The first hex digit of fourth block is variant (here b = variant 1, RFC 4122) | | Node (6 bytes) | f9bfba16b189 | Random for v4 |

Not all UUIDs are created equal. The string d5e6af94-cdf0-4cf4-bc48-f9bfba16b189 has a version encoded within it. Knowing the version helps you understand how the ID was generated: d5e6af94-cdf0-4cf4-bc48-f9bfba16b189

The woman smiled, small as a trapped bird. “Then you must know how to listen. The Reed keeps pieces. Some pieces it will barter. Others it gives as warnings. What do you offer for the lantern's memory?” | Section | Value | Purpose | |---------|-------|---------|