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# Page f17v from the Herbal-A section of the Voynich manuscript
# Last edited on 1998-07-15 04:04:13 by stolfi

# Transcribed by Friedman / First Study Group ("F").

# Filtered through 20 stages of Jim Reed's compression algorithm
# confined to the interior of words. 
#
# Substitutions performed, in order:
#
#   A = ch (   2982)  K = dF (    544)
#   B = Ao (   1433)  L = Ay (    519)
#   C = ai (   1265)  M = ct (    513)
#   D = in (   1076)  N = Mh (    506)
#   E = sh (    981)  O = dy (    504)
#   F = CD (    973)  P = Bl (    429)
#   G = ol (    886)  Q = ar (    385)
#   H = qo (    697)  R = ot (    383)
#   I = or (    604)  S = ey (    376)
#   J = Ae (    558)  T = Br (    372)

## <f17v>         {$I=H $Q=C $P=B $L=A $H=1}
#
# Currier's language A, hand 1
# herbal
# Last edited on 1998-07-08 22:32:19 by stolfi

<f17v.P.1;F>       pBdG_ T_ fL_ opyK_ odalO_
<f17v.P.2;F>       yJS_ keeI_ No_ dal_ okG_ oK_ okal_
<f17v.P.3;F>       GdCm_ oK_ okal_ GK_ BckhG_ GG_
<f17v.P.4;F>       kT_ fP_ cphG_ GJG_ okeeS_
<f17v.P.5;F>       yP_ P_ dGJS_ tP_ dQ_ ckhy_
<f17v.P.6;F>       oekI_ I_ okF_ I_ RF_ d_
<f17v.P.7;F>       sI_ AkeS_ poiis_ T_ os_ sF_
<f17v.P.8;F>       HkeS_ kAa_ rG_ O_ P_ K_ sy_
<f17v.P.9;F>       yJG_ EG_ kP_ P_ tF_ G_
<f17v.P.10;F>      oytI_ okeI_ okQ_ okG_ doiir_ am_
<f17v.P.11;F>      HkJo_ Hkoiir_ NeG_ P_
<f17v.P.12;F>      oy_ By_ keF_ AckhS_ G_ T_
<f17v.P.13;F>      ykeI_ P_ P_ NG_ AkI_ EeG_
<f17v.P.14;F>      GI_ okeeG_ BK_ okeG_ tTy_
<f17v.P.15;F>      yT_ Ny_ Jeky_ Jo_ RI_ ReG_
<f17v.P.16;F>      okJG_ P_ okeG_ NG_ RJGom_
<f17v.P.17;F>      HCn_ sQ_ Ee_ dG_ HpAF_ NI_
<f17v.P.18;F>      RI_ JeI_ G_ P_ dI_ Ar_ Ieees_
<f17v.P.19;F>      dCn_ Jy_ HF_ NI_ PBm_
<f17v.P.20;F>      ykeS_ okeS_ JI_ P_ Eo_ yK_
<f17v.P.21;F>      oal_ JI_ EGI_ I_ EeNy_ cpheI_ K_
<f17v.P.22;F>      Hkeee_ dQ_ Jy_ keeI_ JeG_ NeS_ Ny_
<f17v.P.23;F>      AkeS_ okeI_ AQ_ okeom_



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#    7.500 to  8.499 bits
#    6.500 to  7.499 bits
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#    0.000 to  0.499 bits

# full text: 28644 characters (including fillers)
# context: left = 1 right = 0  (order = 2)
# alphabet size: actual = 43
# mean conditional entropy h_2:  3.051 bits/character