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# Page f79v from the "Biological" section of the Voynich manuscript
# Last edited on 1998-07-15 01:35:28 by stolfi

# Transcribed by John Grove ("V") (except that the isolated
# line-initial "t"s in Grove's transcription have been converted back
# to "p"s and reattached to the rest of the line.)

# Filtered through 20 stages of Jim Reed's compression algorithm
# confined to the interior of words. 
#
# Substitutions performed, in order:
#
#   A = dy (   1908)   K = Gn (    429)
#   B = he (   1846)   L = in (    425)
#   C = qo (   1533)   M = FA (    415)
#   D = ol (   1087)   N = ey (    394)
#   E = Ck (   1025)   O = ar (    378)
#   F = cB (    955)   P = GL (    374)
#   G = ai (    860)   Q = ch (    364)
#   H = eA (    852)   R = eH (    352)
#   I = sB (    808)   S = IA (    334)
#   J = al (    524)   T = ok (    307)

## <f79v>           {$I=B $Q=M $P=J $L=B $H=2}
#
# Guy p212, Bennett p188 (he  calls it f 80), Poundstone p193, Zimansky;
# mermaid, parasol
# Currier's language B, hand 2
# biological

<f79v.P.1;V>       pDdS_ DkOy_ CtDD_ otJA_ otedD_ or_ DorD_
<f79v.P.2;V>       CtR_ EFy_ Cty_ lIy_ EK_ Iy_ Cr_ QA_
<f79v.P.3;V>       dD_ ID_ TQy_ EK_ IH_ ES_ EH_ otOam_
<f79v.P.4;V>       ER_ EH_ CtK_ sD_ M_ r_ Fy_ Ey_ lM_
<f79v.P.5;V>       ClkR_ EH_ CtD_ sP_ ory_ EH_ otR_ lFam_
<f79v.P.6;V>       yFckBy_ r_ K_ M_ EK_ M_ DS_ dO_ y_ tam_
<f79v.P.7;V>       EIy_ ER_ Cl_ kH_ ER_ EK_ s_ DM_
<f79v.P.8;V>       yM_ CtN_ TH_ tHD_ IH_ EeN_ CtR_ lD_
<f79v.P.9;V>       sor_ D_ IN_ ER_ EeFy_ Cl__

<f79v.P.10;V>      pM_ lIckBA_ EeN_ EP_ Dky_ opM_ tM_
<f79v.P.11;V>      DFN_ lM_ ClkR_ EK_ Qckhy_ otO_ D_ kam__

<f79v.P.12;V>      pshA_ ofQA_ EH_ CtR_ EH_ CltH_ CtH_ Ty_
<f79v.P.13;V>      dK_ O_ DIy_ AtK_ EK_ Fcthy_ TR_ ER_ ror_
<f79v.P.14;V>      EeN_ EH_ TeN_ ED_ IH_ ER_ r_ D_ Fy_ ER_
<f79v.P.15;V>      ytR_ ER_ EK_ DkeN_ FTK_ A_ teN_ EK_
<f79v.P.16;V>      dD_ IN_ Cl_ DkIy_ ER_ DkR_ Cl_ TP_ Dy_
<f79v.P.17;V>      Cl_ IN_ QD_ D_ dO_ EP_ FekN_ Ey_ otK_ oram_
<f79v.P.18;V>      EK_ IN_ EeN_ teN_ oteN_ lIN_ EeN_ DkR_ r_ Fy_
<f79v.P.19;V>      ykGl_ shy_ Cl_ O_ Iy_ EH_ EH_ EH_ dO_ DkK_ Qam_
<f79v.P.20;V>      dM_ lFy_ qety_ S_ TK_ ykees_ DkN_ oty_ Iy_ Cly_
<f79v.P.21;V>      d_ Iy_ EJ_ IH_ Iky_ or_ K_ otshA_ dK_ ctBr_ Oor_
<f79v.P.22;V>      tIy_ ykeN_ r_ eatK_ oroiiL__

<f79v.P.23;V>      tDkN_ TO_ D_ TP_ Tylor_ ED_ TR_ dJOy_
<f79v.P.24;V>      y_ Feas_ o_ oiL_ oR_ CtK_ M_ EeN_ oteN_ EeN_ lD_
<f79v.P.25;V>      EeN_ D_ DshA_ CtK_ otR_ DkK_ otIy_ sK_ D_
<f79v.P.26;V>      ykR_ TP_ AkP_ otH_ dkeN_ tO_ D_ otD_ oiiLy_
<f79v.P.27;V>      odFy_ kO_ TK_ opO_ otK_ DkN__

<f79v.P.28;V>      pFy_ kID_ EK_ ofM_ otJshA_ DkGr_ otP_ TR_
<f79v.P.29;V>      dK_ Iy_ tR_ lka_ opM_ CtH_ otN_ tJ_ dK_ oteN_ oty_
<f79v.P.30;V>      EK_ Ieky_ TO_ TN_ EN_ tH_ skK_ otR_ Ey_
<f79v.P.31;V>      yIes_ P_ o_ ykR_ ER_ EO_ otR_ r_ D_ tK_
<f79v.P.32;V>      DkeN_ D_ or_ oFN_ D_ D_ o_ keR_ Fckhy_ Oor__

<f79v.P.33;V>      por_ O_ or_ yteN_ teN_ TO_ oIy_ Ey_ Fy_ TeN_ lA_ orD_
<f79v.P.34;V>      ykeeN_ EeN_ lIy_ Ey_ tM_ or_ IH_ otK_ Ior_ Dy_
<f79v.P.35;V>      Cr_ FN_ tK_ Ql_ D_ otD_ dK_ otK_ D_ otR_ Ean_
<f79v.P.36;V>      y_ IN_ D_ Iy_ DtshsN_ IepIy__

<f79v.P.37;V>      pD_ D_ shJ_ tK_ TeN_ lkeN_ EJ_ otQsA_ TeshA_
<f79v.P.38;V>      DkeeN_ EeN_ TR_ S_ EeN_ TK_ IckhA_ dag_
<f79v.P.39;V>      ER_ ykeN_ IN_ or_ or_ P_ yefP_ Qcthhy_ dO_ yty_
<f79v.P.40;V>      Eees_ P_ TK_ D_ oiL_ EoL_ Iky_ ER_ EO_ D_
<f79v.P.41;V>      yS_ EeN_ TK_ D_ keN_ dJA_ M_ r_ P_ or_ K_
<f79v.P.42;V>      TM_ EK_ Iky_ M_ D_ P_ y_ dOJ__


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# full text: 22641 characters (including fillers)
# context: left = 1 right = 1  (order = 3)
# alphabet size: actual = 41
# mean conditional entropy h_3:  2.322 bits/character