A Cipher Thought Experiment

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With that said, here is some more text, accompanied by a pertinent image:

AI to the rescue 

I started with Claude and guided it a bit, and it did break through, but couldn't figure out the details, so I had ChatGPT have a go, the end result is:

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The classical orders of columns are so Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.
The Doric order, the masculine order, is the most simple.
The columns are thick and stout, with simple decoration.
Culturally, it is associated with mainland Greece and Magna Graecia, especially during the Archaic and Classical periods.

The Ionic order, the feminine order, is more ornate.
The columns are slender and delicate, with characteristic scrolls called volutes decorating the capitals.
Culturally, it is associated with Ionia, probably due to its close ties with Anatolia.
Ephesus used a similar form of column.

The Corinthian order is the most ornate.
The columns tend to be slender like an Ionic column; however, it features a lavishly carved capital decorated with acanthus leaves.
Culturally, it is associated with the Hellenistic and Roman periods, being the most recently invented order.
The number of examples prior to the Hellenistic period is extremely limited.

The image above is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena in Athens.
It is built of Pentelic marble and iron and wooden supports.
It is a hybrid temple, using both the Doric order and the Ionic order.
The outer columns are Doric, arranged in the peripteral style.
Unlike a traditional peripteral temple, the front features eight columns instead of six.
The metopes depict a temporal mythological conflict on each face, representing the victories of order over chaos.
The inner columns are in the Ionic order.
The frieze depicts the Panathenaic procession, a notable break from the typical mythological subjects carved into most temples.
The hybrid nature of the temple reflects Athens’ connection with both mainland Greece and Ionia.
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The code itself is a multi character substitution. In most cases when you see "/X" this is just letter X, if you want to decipher it manually, you can start from this. I'm not publishing the whole mappings, in case someone wants this as a replacement for bedtime sudoku.