# The exercise book records Elgar's alphabet with plaintext test phrases, so the letter values can be recovered.

> Still possible: The exercise book records Elgar's alphabet with plaintext test phrases, so the letter values can be recovered.

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# The exercise book records Elgar's alphabet with plaintext test phrases, so the letter values can be recovered.

The exercise book records Elgar's alphabet with plaintext test phrases, so the letter values can be recovered.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The book pairs symbols with known phrases ("A very old cipher", "Marco Elgar") consistently.
- Applying the same alphabet to the Liszt fragment gives a sensible reading.

## What would rule it out

- The book's symbol-letter pairs are inconsistent with each other or with the fragment.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[A reader reports test phrases such as 'A very old cipher', 'Do you go to London' and 'Marco Elgar' in the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/evidence/EVD0CRZAWRJ30RK/a-reader-reports-test-phrases-such-as-a-very-old-cipher-do)

Speculative

FOR

[The Liszt fragment has been read as 'GETS YOU TO JOY, AND HYSTERIOUS'.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/evidence/EVD0CRZAX0C2G3K/the-liszt-fragment-has-been-read-as-gets-you-to-joy-and)

Speculative

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Do Elgar's notebook pages give the key to his semicircle alphabet?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/questions/QST0CRZARKR73JN/do-elgars-notebook-pages-give-the-key-to-his-semicircle)

Open3 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The exercise book records Elgar's alphabet with plaintext test phrases, so the letter values can be recovered. [Answer ANS0CRZAWGR1M2P]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRZAWGR1M2P
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**ANS** 0CRZAWGR1M2P

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