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.