TWoA, chapter 40, audiobook error?

[Lancer1382]

There may be some missing audio at the end of chapter 40 of The Well of Ascension on Audible. It starts at approximately 32:04. It goes from Vin thinking to herself “otherwise, why would he have needed armies to conquer” to a seemingly separate thought starting with “an initial burst of power, the ability to create…” It sounds like a change in point of view, but as I listen on it’s clearly still Vin thinking to herself about the Lord Ruler. Something happens in the audio, but since I don’t have a physical copy I can’t verify what it is. 

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50 minutes ago, Lancer1382 said:

There may be some missing audio at the end of chapter 40 of The Well of Ascension on Audible. It starts at approximately 32:04. It goes from Vin thinking to herself “otherwise, why would he have needed armies to conquer” to a seemingly separate thought starting with “an initial burst of power, the ability to create…” It sounds like a change in point of view, but as I listen on it’s clearly still Vin thinking to herself about the Lord Ruler. Something happens in the audio, but since I don’t have a physical copy I can’t verify what it is. 

That's correct, no change of focus and no missing information. But the text does make it clear that the one line you mentioned "why would he have needed armies to conquer" is Vin's internal monologue, rather than just her thoughts - it's her speaking to herself to reason out what happened. WoA Ch 40:

Spoiler

Vin nodded slowly in understanding.

“Father took little thought of the kandra from about the second century after his Ascension,” OreSeur said. “We tried to be independent for a time, but it was as I explained, humankind resented us. Feared us. And, some of them knew of our weaknesses. When my ancestors considered their options, they eventually chose voluntary servitude as opposed to forced slavery.”

He created them, Vin thought. She had always shared a bit of Kelsier’s view regarding the Lord Ruler—that he was more man than deity. But, if he’d truly created a completely new species, then there had to have been some divinity in him.

The power of the Well of Ascension, she thought. He took it for himself—but it didn’t last. It must have run out, and quickly. Otherwise, why would he have needed armies to conquer?

An initial burst of power, the ability to create, to change—perhaps to save. He’d pushed back the mists, and in the process he’d somehow made the ash begin to fall and the sky turn red. He’d created the kandra to serve him—and probably the koloss, too. He might even have created Allomancers themselves.

And after that, he had returned to being a normal man. Mostly. The Lord Ruler had still held an inordinate amount of power for an Allomancer, and had managed to keep control of his creations—and he had somehow kept the mists from killing.

Hope that helps

[Lancer1382]

I appreciate your help on this, and the excerpt from the book, too. It clearly must’ve been an issue with Michael Kramer’s audio, or editing after the fact.