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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_
# Color key:
#
# 8.500 or more bits
# 7.500 to 8.499 bits
# 6.500 to 7.499 bits
# 5.500 to 6.499 bits
# 4.500 to 5.499 bits
# 3.500 to 4.499 bits
# 2.500 to 3.499 bits
# 1.500 to 2.499 bits
# 0.500 to 1.499 bits
# 0.000 to 0.499 bits
# full text: 22562 characters (including fillers)
# context: left = 1 right = 0 (order = 2)
# alphabet size: actual = 41
# mean conditional entropy h_2: 2.795 bits/character