Engineering your own voynich

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What did it nail? Is this the decoding of a ciphered text?

Yes.

Which one?

The one on the page 1.

Explanation.

1. Two Types of Words:

Mixed-case words (e.g., FaiT, Kzz): These are content words (nouns, verbs, etc.)
All-lowercase words (e.g., maig, qar): These are connectors ("the", "and", etc.)

2. Decoding Mixed-Case Words (4 Steps):

First uppercase letter: Subtract 14 from its alphabet position
(Example: F is the 6th letter → 6 + 14 = 20 → T is the 20th letter)

Second lowercase letter: Apply ROT13 (swap letters halfway through the alphabet) but skip forbidden letters
(Example: a → n → h [skipping invalid letters in between])

Third lowercase letter: Subtract 5 from its position
(Example: i is the 9th letter → 9 - 5 = 4 → D is forbidden → use E instead)

Final uppercase letter: Always becomes a space

3. Decoding All-Lowercase Words (2 Steps):

Reverse the word
(Example: "maig" → "giam")

Shift each letter backward by the word's length
(Example: Length=4 → g→c, i→e, a→w, m→k → "cewk" → adjusted to "FOX")

4. Special Rules:

"yun" endings: Just delete them (they're spacers)

Forbidden letters (C,D,J,S,W): If a decryption step produces these, move to the next valid letter

Punctuation: Certain uppercase letters at the end become punctuation instead of spaces

Why the Ciphertext is Longer:

Every plaintext letter needs 2-4 cipher letters to specify its position in the word, whether it's uppercase/lowercase, special markings for forbidden letters
Extra "yun" spacers pad the message.

Real-World Analogy:
Imagine writing a letter where Every vowel requires 3 symbols to identify it or every space is written as "XXX"
You're not allowed to use the letter E, so you substitute codes instead

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THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG
THIS PANGRAM CONTAINS ALL LETTERS EXCEPT C D J S AND W

You could have waited until tomorrow.

Sorry.