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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 I just discovered there have been other threads related to paragraph initial gallows. I saw some had a list of all line initial words but didn’t see one specific to paragraph initial words. I just manually went through all the pages looking for something to jump out at me. The best indication to me that there’s something to those words was You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. where there seems to be two related sets of paragraph start words. Since I’ve just zipped through the interlinear files and images to pull all the words out that I’m interested in, I thought I’d share them although it isn’t formatted great. Here’s the last set of quires where we could assume paragraph start words exist: I sometimes extended to include following words with ‘.’  13 Kchedy Pdalshor Polshy  Pchedar Tolshear Pokain Por.shey Kolkedy  Potchokar Polalchdy Poleedaran  Polarar Cphdar Polchdal Pchealdy Sakaiin Qoeedy Poldalair Otedy Pol.shedy  Qetedy Tedal Tchy Tshedar Paral-ol-qokeedy  Pykedy Qofcheol  Torain Polchedy Pshorol Pol.shar Polaiin Pol.shey Pol.chedy Polkeey  Poldshedy Pchedy Pshdy Polkey Pchey Poraror Pol.ol Pdol Porolshsdy Pol.chy  Pchedy Polshol Tshedy Psheoldy Polteshol Pshol.tain Pol.or Polkedy    Polchey Pchedy Polchdy Par.ody  Par.shey Pol.shy Qosheedy Polchdy Posalshy  Tokol Pcheol Tar Tolchol Tchal Qody Pcheol  Tchedy Pchor Pdalchdy Qokeedy  Poldaky Pchedar Qokeed  Kol.chedy Polchd  Kor.shedy Pchol.shedy —— 14 Pdsheody Pchedy Pdar.ol Polky Pcheoykshedy Pchdaiin Pchdairor Podaiin skip rest of quire  —— 15 F87r Poalshsal Psheodshy F87v Pcheey Opcheey   f88r Darsheoy Koaiphhy Poeear  F88v Teodal Kosholdy Toairshy  F89r1 Qoar Tcheol Pshol  F89r2 Qokcheody Porachol Kolches  F89v1 Koldal Tosheo F90r1 Poleeol F90r2  Tolsalchs F89v2 Kosar Sor Toar  F90v1 Pcheor Ksheodal  F90v2 Cthaithy Tcheody  —— 17 F93r Kodshol  F93v Porsheody  F94r Tchedy Pchedar F94v Kshedy Tedain Pchedaiin  F95r1 Kshdor Tchdor  F95r2 Kshedy Tshod  F95v1 Tolkeedy-ctho Tshdal Pshedar  F95v2 Tchody  F96r Tor.Tcheeor  F96v Psheos.cheeor  —— 19 F99r Pcheody Kodaiin Tsheeor Tol.keey  F99v Sol Doror Qoteeoy Otoel-socthey  F100r Pcheol Folchody  F100v Cthdeecthy F101r Pcheol Ctolctheol Cphoer  F101v Tolchor Kshar Teeeol  F102r1 Polaiin Pshodaiin Teeeody  F102r2 Lsais Kolor Cthol-dcthody F102v1 Poaiin Foedaiin  F102v2 Podeesho Pydary  —— 20 Starred paragraphs:  F103r Pchedal Pocharal Daroal Oreeos Podar Dshol Polchedy Pcheam Teeoky Qokechy Pcholkchdy Qokeey Qokeear Pchedy Qokeey Tshey Odeeey Polarar Pchedal  F103v Poldar Pcheor Pchal Sal Teeol Qokeedy Pol.shar Tokain Pcheody Pchear Y.shey Ol.shey Polshor Orain  F104r Pchdar Kchdal Tol.chedal Tshdol Ocheo.ithey Toaiin Tshedar Pchedar Okeeo.l Pchol Psheody Pcholor Tsheodl  F104v Pchdaiin Solchd Tchodls Polchechy Tolkshey Pcheor Ytchedy Pchoror Kche.shodaiin Fchedy Fsheodar Posairy Tchedy f105r Taiin-dar Par.arody Pdar Kesoar Lteedy Pcheor Pdal Pchsed Kodeey Ypchedy  F105v Polairy Pchedal Fodal Pchedaiin Pchor Porair Tcholkaiin Kchdaldy Tdol Poar  F106r Pshdar Pcheodair Porarchy Pshoair Pcheol Pdaroar Kshed Tshodair Podshedy Tcheoky Poral Tcheorsho Psheodalo Pshodaiin Pcheodar  F106v Fshedy Tshoar Tshodaiin Tchdys.ar Kcheoykar Pshodalos Polchs Tar.air Psheody Tolos Pchodaiin Pyoaly Ko.sheo.dy P.y.chal F107r Pchdlar Teeody Tarshor Polchls Tolshosor Poalosy Taror Tal.al Pydar Pair Faisar Foaral.orar Pcholky Todky Fairal  F107v Kaisar Tol Polcheolkain Tshedy Parais Palar.or.air Palchar.ar Kaolkar Tolkeeedy Tay? Polchedy Poraiin Pokar.ar Pol.kee.eo Porain  F108r Teodeear Tchokedy Pochedy Teodeey Polchal Fcheokair Qolshy Folaiin Polchedy Keol Pychary Tchedy Okeey Dain Pcheedy  Too many stars with doubtful paragraphs: F108v Pchedal Polaiin Pchedaiin Pshedky Pcheor Polkeedal Qokeeor Sais Polshedaiin Tolshey (doubtful about stars at this point) F111r Kcholchdar Dain (stars but no tea sign of paragraphs so ignored)  Polal Pchedar Poekeey  F111v Koshey Polarar Palkiin Polar Polchey Pollaiin Cphalar Stars seem to align with paragraphs: F112r Folchey Okair Tchedy Poar.alch.ar Polchdy Qoain Pcholkeedy Pair.al Harol Pam Palkeedy Pol.ar F112v Keeo.al Pcheokeey Tchor.aiin Pchodain Pchoraiin Ycheol Pchodaiin Polar Tchedor Tchede Teodarody Poly Ycheey  F113r Pchesfchy Kcheeos Pchosos Pcheody Polchor Pcheoor Ksharaiin Tchoar Pchodair Tchol Folchsar Palchsar Tshedy Pcheockhy Pcheodaiin Tchodairos.ar Tcho.arar.shy F113v Folorarom Fchoctheody Fcheshd.Teody Polaiin Poraiin Pychdar Polaiin Tokary Paiis Polsaisy Ofaral Pcholky Pol.keeo.dy Polaiin.aral Polaiin  F114r Tchedol Fdeechdy Fcheydam Dalchy Solpchd.oiin Pairody Tchedair Tchedaiin Pchedairs Tcheodaiin Pcheos.air.oy Todaiin Poedais  F114v Pchdol Tedcheo Pchedchdy Tchedy Tsheodar Dorkcheky Tshedain Pshedy Pcheodal Pchdair Kaiin Tshey F115r Kshhdar Dchedain Kcheor Tchedy Tchedy Pcheodain Psheody Ksheoary Fshedy Pocheos.aral Paiinody Tcheodl.raiin F115v Tchedor Pchody Tchosos Tchdor Pchdarody Pchodain Tshedy Pcheo.cheeody Polar Pchdair Taiin Tshar Dcheodl  F116r Kchdpy Padar Pchol Chdaiin Qo..o Pchoetal Pcharalar  (No stars) Pchallarar.al Oqokain  RE: Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - ThomasCoon - 03-01-2026 Welcome back. I have also recently returned to Voynich studies after trying hard to stay away  Your observation, I think, is an important one. Gallows are indeed over-represented as paragraph-initial letters - and also page-initial. Out of the first 50 pages of the herbal, 49 start with gallows. (The 1 that does not is a benched gallows.) What is the reason for that? What system (or language) could produce that result? RE: Back to the Future - page/paragraph initial words - Grove - 04-01-2026 Still trying to work my way through the first words. Here’s a little look at the digraphs or trigraphs of paragraph initials: Pch 132 pche 69 pcho 37 pchd 14 pcha 9  Pchr 1 pchs 1 Po 116 pol 67 por 14 pod 11 pos 5 poch 5 pot 2 pok 2 Psh 29 pshe 15 psho 9 pshd 4 pshy 1 Pa 21 par 7 pai 7 pal 5 pad 1 Pam 1 Pd 13 pda 8 pds 2 pdy 1 pdr 1 pdo 1 Py 11 pyd 5 Pyk 2 pych 2 pys 1 pyo 1 Tch 57 tche 26 tcho 22 tchy 4 tchd 3 tcha 1 Tsh 40 tsho 17 tshe 16 tshd 5 tsha 1 tshy 1 To 43 Tol 21 tod 5 tor 5 toa 3 tok 3 toc 3 toch 2 tocph 1 tos 1 toe 1 toy 1  Te 18 tee 8 teod 5 ted 5  Ty 1 Ko 26 kol 6 koa 5 kod 5 kor 4 kos 4 Koch 2 ks 21 kso 1, ksh 20 kshe 8 ksho 8 ksha 2 kshh 1 kshd 1 kch 21 kche 10 kcho 7 kchd 4  ke 6  Ka 4  ky 2  Fo 13 fol 7 Foch 2 foa 2 foe 1 fod 1 Fch 13 fcho 7 fche 5 fcha 1 Fsh 5 fshe 3 fsho 2  Fa 5  Fd 1 Fy 1