Opinions on: line as a functional unit

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For example: choose any pair of Voynichese words that differ only in that one contains [a] where the other contains [o].  Considering only mid-line tokens of those two words -- excluding first and last words -- I believe you'll find that in nearly every case the word containing [a] appears further rightward on average than the word containing [o].

Revisiting my notes, I'd suggest that a more persuasive test case is [Sh] (earlier in line) versus [ch] (later in line).  The [a] / [o] case *does* generally work when considering all line positions but is a bit weaker for mid-line only.