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[Thomas_S]

It's amazing how much more readable it is. Glyphs that I couldn't see at all in the regular scans are fairly clear. I've always suspected it was the same hand as the last page, now I'm pretty certain it is.

Could you please say how you managed to obtain such a clear contrast? I have been trying to obtain it from the lossless jpg but have not managed it so clearly, was it your source?

In any case, the gallow character seems to have an extra loop compared to the usual type, and it is markedly unattached to the character(s) underneath it, something which occurs quite frequently in the VM, in particular in the main text of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. itself :

   


This would lend credence to idea that the gallows are really two distinct objects, one on top of the other (perhaps some form of abbreviation then, or a type of pronunciation mark as on ü).