RE: Maximum vord repetition
R. Sale > 09-10-2024, 06:20 PM
Thank you, nablator. That is *beautiful*. It clearly shows the double and triple repetitions in this short text segment, which is unique in the Zodiac circles.
As to the "decoration at 10:30", in my investigations, I learned of these patterns from Stolfi's transcriptions, where he called them "'start here' markers". So, I have called them Stolfi's markers. VMs White Aries has a pair of similar markers. Both markers are associated with the "nymph" in a blue-striped tub in the outer ring of characters. The first marker is in the outer ring of text, just beyond the "nymph's" reach, while the second marker is attached below the "nymph's" tub - two rectangles with a common side. A similar, third marker can be found in VMs Cancer.
Outside the zodiac sequence, less elaborate versions of Stolfi's markers can be found in the VMs cosmos and the central rosette, for starters.
Seen from a 'puzzle' perspective, the markers clearly designate specific segments of text. The marked text segments clearly "have the capacity" to function as a sort of segmented steganography.
And what about the "nymph" in the blue-striped tub connected to the second Stolfi's marker. None other than the <disguised> heraldic representation of Pope Innocent IV, to confirm the marker's significance.