Amidst the vast architecture of land law stand three foundational principles of registered land: the mirror, the curtain, and the indemnity principles.  Together, they attempt to reconcile certainty in conveyancing with fairness in equity.  Their interaction is not seamless, rather a deliberately constructed tension.   The mirror principle aspires to completeness: the register should reflect the estates and interests affecting the land.  A purchaser ought to be able to look a