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Compare manuscript scans, Latin-letter transcription, and one working interpretation across thirty selected pages.
This is not a solved-manuscript claim. No language or cipher has been identified. Confirmed Voynich words and plaintext clauses remain zero.
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GDT672 · 30 selected pages
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A new working reading for f1r
GDT672 gives each of the 28 lines on f1r a cautious experimental reading. All 214 copied groups remain visible: 129 directly reuse a V48 card. The other 85 use local cards made for this page—54 composed from existing parts, 23 learned as whole forms, and eight tied to one occurrence. Seventeen quantity links are stated explicitly, and no group is left without a card. The copied page and all other page readers are unchanged. The prose still uses 85 broad carrier terms, so substantial uncertainty remains visible. This is a working proposal, not plaintext or a translation.
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The separate working model advances to V48
GDT671 assigns provisional cards to 24,159 of 32,339 positions in the transcription and leaves 8,180 open. In this model, 1,242 lines with several groups have no blanks; 318 also pass its stricter check. Its files contain 1,430 glossary forms, 2,115 technical dictionary rows, and 56 proposed roles. V48 does not change the copied text or the other page readers, and it identifies no language, sound system, plaintext, plant, or ingredient.
Earlier updates
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Separate experimental model extended to V38
The separate material-pattern model advanced to V38. GDT661 assigned provisional cards at 872 previously open positions in the Latin-letter transcription. Forty-six cards applied only to an exact complete group; standalone
randdused context-specific readings instead of universal meanings. The model filled 18,451 of 32,339 positions and left 13,888 open. It had 233 lines with several groups and no model blanks, 99 under its stricter internal filter. These were not confirmed words or translations, and the complete reader for the 30 selected pages remained unchanged. -
V38 explained without changing the page reader
The writer’s guide kept the experiment separate from the complete 30-page view. A short summary stayed visible; six recurring examples and the context-specific
r/dexplanation opened on demand. The 556-group glossary and 678-row technical table were available as complete downloads. -
GDT650 material-model snapshot
V27 filled 14,617 of 32,339 transcription positions with working proposals and left 17,722 open. The model was later revised and extended through GDT661; GDT651 replaced the three
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Five historical herbal source pairs checked
Two independent readers and a separate reconciliation checked five paired entries from two historical herbal manuscripts. The pairs supply concrete fields for a later comparison. The earlier synthetic decoder path was closed because its constraints could not be satisfied. No Voynich target page was opened, and confirmed Voynich words and plaintext clauses remained zero.
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Six-page reader; next test registered
GDT599 supplied working proposals for 313 paragraphs on six pages, while the other 480 paragraphs retained GDT594 and all 744 local cards retained GDT589.
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Complete raw paragraphs beside their interpretation
Every raw group remains visible by default. Each complete raw paragraph now sits directly beside its complete current interpretation, so the two can be compared without scrolling between separate sections. Technical source wording and alternatives remain available below each pair.
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Complete GDT594 and GDT589 readers
GDT594 supplied all 793 running paragraphs, while GDT589 supplied all 744 local cards. The later composite reader retains GDT594 on 480 paragraphs.
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Raw text and interpretation, line by line
Every raw group became visible by default, with technical evidence kept optional.
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GDT562 thirty-page edition
Four pages brought the selected-page view to 30 pages and 5,866 groups. The state-card layer also separated 687 complete working operations from 19 narrower roles. No word or plaintext sentence was confirmed.
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Working structures for all earlier local groups
GDT513 completed the separately labelled local layer for the earlier 26 pages: 183 groups in 135 short records, 501 component defaults, and nine section markers. No word or sentence was confirmed.
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Raw groups open their proposed readings
Hover, tap, or focus a group to connect its copied spelling with proposed pieces, meanings, and context.
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GDT451 context check
This 26-page snapshot made immediate context the final safety check while retaining its proposed readings.
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Pass 1023 historical snapshot
This 22-page edition contained 4,581 copied groups and 627 proposed sections.
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One focused transcription page at a time
Each selected folio received its own scan, raw transcription, and proposed-structure view.
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Pass 1010 f82 English experiment
A trial reading was removed when later source revisions no longer supported its components and grouping.
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Pass 1010 historical snapshot
Passes 1008–1010 expanded the edition, joined nearby groups into sections, and reviewed three proposed grades.
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Writer’s guide learning path
The guide introduced a short method followed by a searchable component reference.
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Group explanations on transcription pages
Selecting a raw group opened its proposed parts and meanings beside the line.
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Pass 1003 transfers the model to four fresh pages
Four pages and 657 groups were added without establishing a reusable sign meaning or plaintext.
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Pass 1002 separates repeated proposals from page context
Repeated proposed component meanings were separated from interpretations that depend on nearby drawings.
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Pass 996 becomes the creative edition
This pass introduced a 159-part component key, 70 proposed combinations, and readings for 2,511 groups.
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Pass 947 public edition
The first public edition presented fourteen page readings and their limits.