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1212## Scrying
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14−Scries are read-only requests to vanes and agents which can be initiated
15−from anywhere in any code, during its evaluation. If successful, the requested
16−data is returned immediately to that point in the code, otherwise it crashes.
17−This is in contrast to passing around `card`s, which aren't read-only and which
18−can only be produced when evaluation of the arm is complete, and for which any
19−response will come back separately.
14+A scry is a read-only request to Arvo's global namespace. Vanes and agents
15+define _scry endpoints_ which allow data to be requested from their states. The
16+endpoints can process the data in any way before returning it, but they cannot
17+alter the actual state - scries can only read, not modify.
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2119Most of the time, scry requests are handled by Arvo, which routes the request to
2220the appropriate vane. When you scry a Gall agent you actually scry Gall itself.