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# Pages 26r and 26v of the Herbal-B section of the Voynich manuscript
# Last edited on 1998-07-15 04:01:12 by stolfi
# Transcription by Friedman/The Fisrt Study Group ("F"), 
# and Jorge Stolfi("U"), the latter from Jacques Guy's 
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# Filtered through 10 stages of Jim Reed's compression algorithm
# confined to the interior of words. 
#
# Substitutions performed, in order:
#
#   A = ch (    968)
#   B = dy (    934)
#   C = ai (    581)
#   D = ok (    529)
#   E = eB (    456)
#   F = Ci (    449)
#   G = Fn (    429)
#   H = ar (    410)
#   I = sh (    365)
#   J = Ae (    307)

<f26r.P.1;F>       pIeDy_ odFr_ qoy_ ofseod_ AypJy_ ypAE_ Cn_ Aofo_ AcphB_
<f26r.P.2;F>       dJy_ dG_ adeeoB_ ykecthey_ AE_ ytE_ B_ JcthE_ lr_
<f26r.P.3;F>       oG_ Icthy_ cthE_ oloy_ ykeE_ olAE_ dal_ y_ Ieey_ sG_ s_
<f26r.P.4;F>       qDE_ Jos_ ytE_ qDE_ ytE_ JkE_ dG_ odam_ s_ alB_
<f26r.P.5;F>       sG_ IE_ eE_ eE_ sAy_ dG_ cthE_ qDeE_ qDE_ cthey_
<f26r.P.6;F>       rAE_ qDE_

<f26r.P.7;F>       pAo_ qDE_ dH_ Ieo_ ypAseds_ s_ G_ IapAE_ fAy_ dal_ AE_ sH_
<f26r.P.8;F>       dG_ IE_ qDeE_ qoteedH_ s_ D_ ol_ otE_ qDoE_ qDE_
<f26r.P.9;F>       tJo_ Iy_ deE_ DE_ Ackhy_ s_ B_ B_ ykeeAy_ DeE_ Jk_ y_
<f26r.P.10;F>      Iese_ G_ Ieos_ JoB_ otal_
<f26v.P.1;U>       pJdH_ qodHy_ o_**iin_ fJety_ s_ Cr_ IE_ ypAE_ ypAB_ qopy_ IB_
<f26v.P.2;U>       s_ HFr_ JkE_ qDE_ otE_ sHy_ cthB_ qDE_ or_ H_** alys_ AE_

<f26v.P.3;U>       pAdH_ opH_ dH_ Jeol_ ofAB_ otE_ ckhB_ odH_ AE_ ytE_ DAB_ m_
<f26v.P.4;U>       yckheoB_ qDE_ deey_ salB_ Dedor_ or_ Jos_ orG_ Deo_ JkG_

<f26v.P.5;U>       deeol_ eeeoB_ qoteE_ qDoB_ qotE_ qotE_ opAE_ ofAy_ As_ H_
<f26v.P.6;U>       toeE_ keoB_ IE_ dH_ AE_ sJs_ or_ eeeeky_ dH_ Jy_ Jky_ ytAB_

<f26v.P.7;U>       pAE_ dH_ Joet_ Ay_ sCr_ Jes_ odFin_ Akeeey_ ykey_ Ieey_
<f26v.P.8;U>       teeE_ Deeos_ Jeos_ ysG_ DJey_ keoB_ s_ G_ Jeos_ qDes_ ory_

<f26v.P.9;U>       yIeey_ DeIy_ IoB_ pIey_ toBB_



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# alphabet size: actual = 30
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