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Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - Grove - 01-01-2026
I left the voynich conversation a quarter century ago or thereabouts. So, as if that was yesterday, here I am continuing about where I left off with page (and subsequently paragraph) initial words.
Transcription errors are very likely, but I do think the statistics generally do hold true when you look across the entire manuscript. The words below are among the ‘rare’ words unless you clip off the leading gallows, but I think there’s more to them.
f3v (bold below) is particularly intriguing with the first and third paragraph initial words being eerily similar to the way the second and fourth are structured.
I mixed up how I handled split gallows and word-adjacent words that might be prefixed by the first word. Using period or hyphen to join them. It’s pretty clear with long split gallows across several words. I included them as part of the paragraph or page initial words because I felt they were needed.
The rarity of these words doesn’t look quite as rare when only looking at paragraph initial words.
First 7 quires paragraph initial words:
Quire 1
Fychys ?odar ?ydain Cpho-shaiin
Kchys Potoy
Kydainy Kydain
Kaoiin Kchor
Tsheos Pcheol Tsheoarom Pcheoldom
Koaiin Tchor
Kodalchy Pydaiin
Pchaoiin Torchy
Kshody Tshy
Kocheor Tchody
Foar
Koar
Pchodaiin Ksholochey
Polyshy Kchor
Pshol Tshosp Ctho..cthey
Cthod.. soocth Pchar
——-
2
Tydlo Pshoain
Fochar Pchor
Pchocthy-shar Ycheor
Paiin Qotchy
Tshol Tchol
Polchody
Torshor Shorodo
Koair Foldaiin
Pchodaiin Soshy
Pdychodaiin
Tshor
Poror
Pocheody Tchor Toror
Pchraiin Pchocthy
——
3
Fshody Tchom Ksheo
Pchodol Kchor Sor Qoain Oal
Pdrairdy Tchor
Told Tolol
Pchor
Pochaiin Tod
Kdchody Pchocthy Fchodees
Faiis-ar Tshol
Pchor Ochofychy Fchokshy
Toldshy
Pololshy Pchaiin Kchol Kchol
Pysaiinor Fshor
Pydchdom Qolkody Tshol
Podairol Tshol
Porory
Tchodar Tochol Ksho
——
4
Fcholdy
Poeeaiin
Psheoky Fcho
Pchedar Pchdar Pchedy
Ksor Kchey
Fochof
Pchodar
Kshol Tshoiin Pchol
Poraiin Kcheol
Koaiin Kochor Qokaiin
Okchesy Opchol
Cthscthain oyshy
Keedey Tshokeody Tolshso
Podair Pcheeody
Fchaiin Fcho
Kcheodaiin Ksho
——
5
Tshdar
Tarar Tshdy
Pcheoepchy Tcheo
Kschdy Pchedar
Cthoo-r-choly-cthy Paiin
Parchor
Pchafdan Podaiin
Pcharosy Tchor
Tocphol Pchotchy Koiin
Kshody Qotor Todain
Tolor
Okchop
Tedochshd Pchdaiin Pchdar
Pdair Pardy
Pchey Ksheo
Pchedain Teeypchody Toees (and ‘title-word’ Pchedy)
——
6
Pshey.Kedealeey Shedey.polchedy
Pcheody (keeshdal?)
Stho-ofaiin-cthaihcthy Pcho Pydaiin
Tcho..cto..sheey Posheor
Tarodaiin Pshesy Pshdar
Pdsairy Tolkshdy Tarchor
Tshodpy Toy Pshy
Tsho Yokalod Tsheody
Pykydal Kolshol Tshol
Korary Qotol Yksheor
Pcheocphy Tedy Tshdy Pchdair
Pody
Pchair Folr
Psheot Pchodaiin
Pshdaiin
Pcheodchy Pchedar
——
7
Poshol Ksho Podaiin
Kshor Fchochor Qotcho
Psheor
Tchy
Tsholdchy
Poshody
Tdokchcfhy
Pchor Pcheol
Kodam
Tshor
Podaiin Korare
Pcheodar
Podaiin Tchedar
Kcheedchdy Okeed
Otchal-chchsty Tchoky
Kcheat Kchokchy
RE: Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - Grove - 03-01-2026
RE: Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - ThomasCoon - 03-01-2026
RE: Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - Grove - 04-01-2026