Re: VMs: Strange pattern (key?)

["Larry Roux" <LRoux@xxxxxxx>]

Interesting!

I am fairly certain that a leading "p" (ie in the left column) is a paragraph start marker and a leading "t" is a sentence marker.   




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Larry Roux
Syracuse University
lroux@xxxxxxx
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>>> jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11/16/03 02:49PM >>>
Observe the following taken from the VMS. Whenever a word begins with the T
glyph it is followed shortly by a word with the P glyph. Either on the same
line or at some point shortly after. Could be the next page even.

I have split the text at the relevant points. Note that the preceding t word
has the same number of EVA characters as the p word. Also they both have
certain letters in common. Almost suggesting these sections are linked by a
complimentary key.

tsheos.qopal.chol.cthol.daimm
ycheor.chor.dam.qotcham.cham
ochor.qocheor.chol.daiin.cthy
schey.chor.chal.cham.cham.cho
qokol.chololy.s.cham.cthol
ychtaiin.chor.cthom.otal.dam
otchol.qodaiin.chom.shom.damo
ysheor.chor.chol.oky.damo
ydas.chol.cthom


pcheol.shol.sols.sheol.shey
okadaiin.qokchor.qoschodam.octhy
qokeey.qot.shey.qokody.qokchey.cheody
chor.qodair.okeey.qokeey


tsheoarom.shor.or.chor.olchsy.chom.otchom.oporar
oteol.chol.s.cheol.ekshy.qokeom.qokol.daiin.soleeg
soeom.okeom.yteody.qokeeo.dal.sam

pcheoldom.shodaiin.qopchor.qopol.opchol.qoty.otolom
otchor.ol.cheor.qoeor.dair.qoteol.qosaiin.chor.cthy
ycheor.chol.odaiin.chol.s.aiin.okol!or.am
koaiin.cphor.qotoy.sha.ckhol.ykoaiin.s.oly

Let's look at these words in isolation:

tsheos
pcheol

tsheoarom
pcheoldom

The h appears static, as does the e, o and m. Could these anchor words be
the key to the VMS. I cannot account for this effect being merely a product
of shorthand or a verbose cipher. These words are definately linked.

The fact that t or p begin a word very infrequently also leads me to believe
these are key points in the text.

I would like to hear opinions on this. This looks very interesting.

Jeff

P.S. Sorry but I do not have the page numbers in the sample file.

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